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
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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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