Oriental Paper Bush
The foliage on this variety is attractive, but it is primarily grown for its flowers; blooms are fragrant and open in late winter; yellow and white trumpets that are almost tubular, in dense clusters create an exotic look as a garden accent
Essentials for Success
For flourishing plants, use potting soil for potted plants or planting mix for garden beds paired with Root Zone starter fertilizer is the perfect duo to foster robust root growth and minimize transplant shock.
Details
Oriental Paper Bush is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a mounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:
- Suckering
Oriental Paper Bush is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
Features
Oriental Paper Bush has masses of beautiful clusters of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow throats at the ends of the branches in late winter before the leaves, which are most effective when planted in groupings. It has attractive dark green foliage throughout the season. The narrow leaves are highly ornamental but do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The coppery-bronze bark and brick red branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Care
Planting & Growing
Oriental Paper Bush will grow to be about 7 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 7 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is not originally from North America.
