Chimonanthus praecox
Winter Sweet
Chimonanthus praecox
Image courtesy and copyright of
the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
Plant Type:Deciduous shrub
Maximum Height:2.5-3m
Soil Type:Well-aerated, fertile soil
Position:Full sun
Climatic Zone:Southern Australia
Propagation:Seed in spring, or layering in early winter
Flowers:Dull yellowish, translucent flowers, late winter to early spring
Fragrance:Heavily perfumed

    "I only wish we could succeed as well with winter sweet (Calycanthus praecox) at Sonning; then we could have a group composed of these ... winter delights. The flowers of winter sweet are much paler in hue [than the winter-flowering jasmine], and have a fragrance for which one could almost leave home!"

    "Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, October 1942.

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