How to tend a Chimonanthus praecox

Also known as: Meratia fragrans Loisel., Meratia praecox (L.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson, Meratia yunnanensis (W.W.Sm.) Hu, Chimonanthus praecox f. intermedius (Makino) Okuyama, Chimonanthus praecox var. luteus G.Don, Chimonanthus praecox f. luteus (G.Don) Okuyama, Chimonanthus praecox var. reflexus B.Zhao, Chimonanthus praecox f. versicolor B.Zhao, Beureria praecox (L.) Kuntze, Calycanthus praecox L., Calycanthus suaveolens Salisb., Chimonanthus caespitosus T.B.Chao, Z.X.Chen & Z.Q.Li, Chimonanthus fragrans (Loisel.) Lindl., Chimonanthus fragrans var. grandiflorus Lindl., Chimonanthus grandiflorus (Lindl.) Steud., Chimonanthus luteus (G.Don) Biel., Chimonanthus parviflorus Raf., Chimonanthus praecox var. concolor Makino, Chimonanthus praecox var. grandiflorus (Lindl.) Makino, Chimonanthus praecox var. intermedius Makino, Chimonanthus verus Biel., Chimonanthus yunnanensis W.W.Sm., Meratia praecox var. grandiflora (Lindl.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson, Chimonanthus baokanensis D.M.Chen & Z.L.Dai, Chimonanthus baokanensis var. yupiensis D.M.Chen & Z.L.Dai, Butneria praecox (L.) C.K.Schneid., Chimonanthus praecox f. grandiflorus (Lindl.) Rehder

Watering

Moderately resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, shade properly under summer strong light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, top-dressing before and after flowering and defoliation

Pruning

Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Calycanthaceae, Chimonanthus
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period November-March, viewing period 1-2 weeks
Flower colors
mainly sallow
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