Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite 2-inch diameter light yellow star

2-inch diameter light yellow star flowers on slender

Rhizomes spread slowly

Light pink flowers followed by bright red berries create additional seasonal interest

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Plant in groupings with more traditional blue-toned siberian iris for a striking contrast

Corylopsis spicata, Winter Hazel hummingbird favorite 2-inch diameter light yellow starEarly to late spring, 2 inch pendent racemes of fragrant lemon yellow blooms with red violet anthers dangle elegantly and profusely on this large deciduous shrub. They bloom on zig zagging branches before the peach new leaves emerge, covering the shrub like a spring rain. Toothed leaves are wide and soft, with a deeply impressed geometry of veins similar to that of a witch hazel to whom it is related. Overall, the impression it makes is soft, light,