{"id":18083,"date":"2017-02-13T12:25:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T12:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18083"},"modified":"2017-02-12T16:53:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T16:53:44","slug":"edgeworthia-gardeners-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/edgeworthia-gardeners-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgeworthia Gardeners Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Edgeworthia is a genus of shrubs that flower in small clusters of scented 4 petaled flowers tightly packed to form a ball shape. The genus is related to the Daphne family and can be grown in the UK with similar treatment and success.<\/p>\n<p>You can get a long display as they flowers open progressively from winter through February until it leafs up in spring. Varieties may be evergreen or deciduous.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18084 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8873908305950-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8873908305950-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8873908305950-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/8873908305950.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Key Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid waterlogged soil and soil prone to drying out.<\/li>\n<li>Plants grow well around other shrubs without being too enclosed.<\/li>\n<li>Despite being called the Paper tree it only responds well to light pruning to retain shape.<\/li>\n<li>Buy when the plants are in leaf so you can assess it&#8217;s health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Growing Characteristics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Plants mature to a height of\u00c2\u00a0 5ft by 5ft in a rounded shape.<\/li>\n<li>Plants\u00c2\u00a0 would survive\u00c2\u00a0 in a greenhouse or conservatory if your garden is too exposed.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"attributeNote\">Flowers are in terminal clusters opening in January February before the leaves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"attributeNote\">Leaves of the deciduous varieties are lance-shaped, dark green and 6ins long.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The bark is\u00c2\u00a0 cinnamon-coloured with papery flakes. \u00c2\u00a0 Bark was used in the manufacture of high-quality paper for Japanese banknotes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Edgeworthia Varieties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edgeworthia chrysantha produces a tight yellow ball shaped flower on a leafless stem<\/li>\n<li>Edgeworthia chrysantha &#8216;Rubra&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Edgeworthia chrysantha &#8216;Red Dragon&#8217; as the name implies has fiery red flowers when fully open<\/li>\n<li>Edgeworthia papyrifera is also known as the paperbush<\/li>\n<li>Edgeworthia chrysantha Grandiflora is reputed to have larger flowerheads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plants are available from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thompson-morgan.com\/flowers\/all-other-seeds-and-plants\/shrubs-and-roses\/edgeworthia-chrysantha-large-plant\/t58140TM?source=google&amp;gclid=CjwKEAiArIDFBRCe_9DJi6Or0UcSJAAK1nFvqTDmHH3gQAkME5WoXwf2GcsQHa_Og7QXK-97Nls8AxoCJbnw_wcB\"> Thomson and Morgan<\/a> (credit the Photo) and Burncoose<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edgeworthia is a genus of shrubs that flower in small clusters of scented 4 petaled flowers tightly packed to form a ball shape. The genus is related to the Daphne family and can be grown in the UK with similar treatment and success. You can get a long display as they flowers open progressively from winter through February until it leafs up in spring. Varieties may be evergreen or deciduous. Key Tips Avoid waterlogged soil and soil prone to drying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/edgeworthia-gardeners-tips\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trees-and-shrubs","category-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}