Chimonanthus praecox is native to the southeast, southwest, central China and Taiwan Province Province of China, and mainly grows in the southwest, southeast and central China of China. It is common in the mountains. Resistant to shade, cold, drought and stagnant water. Chimonanthus praecox blooms alone in winter and is the main ornamental flower in winter. Cold-tolerant, introduced and cultivated in Japan, Korea, Europe and America.
Chimonanthus praecox is a Chimonanthus plant of Chimonanthaceae. Its leaves are elliptic-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, with flowers first and leaves later, which are fragrant. Tepals are round, rectangular, obovate, oval or spoon-shaped, hairless, and bloom in winter, showing the character of never giving in.
Growth habit of Chimonanthus praecox
Chimonanthus praecox likes sunshine, is resistant to shade, cold, drought and waterlogging. Chimonanthus praecox is proudly open in frosty and snowy days, with yellow wax-like flowers and fragrant smell. It is the main ornamental flower in winter. Afraid of wind and cold, it can safely overwinter when the temperature is not lower than-15℃. It can be cultivated in the open field in the south of Beijing, and the flowers will be frozen when the flowering period meets the low temperature of-10℃. It grows well on the slightly acidic sandy loam with deep, fertile and loose soil layer and good drainage, but it grows poorly on the saline-alkali soil.
Strong drought tolerance and fear of waterlogging, so it is not suitable for planting in low-lying areas. The tree has strong growth potential, vigorous branches, easy germination of roots, pruning resistance, easy shaping, flowers first and leaves later, and the flowering period is 1 1 month to March, July and August of the following year.