Edgeworthia chrysantha (Oriental Paperbush)

Edgeworthia chrysantha (Oriental Paperbush) 'Gold Rush'

This Asian ornamental in the family Thymelaeaceae flowers in winter on bare branches. The bark has been used to make paper in Japan. This planted specimen is the cultivar 'Gold Rush'.

Chapel Hill, NC 1/15/07

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