STACHYURUS PRAECOX Stachyurus is the only genus in its family, Stachyuraceae, and is made up of just ten species. All are unusual, elegant shrubs from East Asia, but only three species are suitable for temperate gardens, and of those this is probably the most attractive and vigorous. Praecox, a Latin term meaning early, refers to its flowering season, which in a mild year starts in February. Long racemes of soft-yellow flowers make a translucent haze, which is most effective if you can plant several shrubs close together in a drift. Its autumn colour is also good. AGM*. Height and spread 3.5m x 2.5m. Origin Japan. Conditions Versatile in most situations on an acid to neutral soil; seems happiest in sheltered light woodland. Hardiness RHS H5, USDA 6a-9b†. Season of interest February – April.
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