Mar 6, 2025
Plant of the Day
Friday 7 March 2025
Yesterday I saw the largest specimen of Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush, mitsumata) I had ever seen. Today I went back to take these photographs and the scent of the flowers was on the breeze flowing down the road before I reached this front garden. This deciduous shrub has very flexible shoots and is native to China and the Himalayas, being named after its traditional use in paper making. It thrives in a sheltered position in full sun or light dappled shade in well-drained, humus-rich loamy soil.
Jill Raggett
