Chimonanthus praecox
Winterblüte
Chimonanthus praecox, also known as wintersweet, is a vigorous deciduous shrub with an erect trunk and leaves that are 5?29 cm long. Its strongly scented flowers, produced in winter are yellow or pale green-yellow, tepals. Its fruits are not edible, his seeds contains a toxic alkaloid called calycanthine.
↕ 150 cm – 200 cm
❄ -20 °C
☀ Sonne
Flowering period
Jan
Feb
Mär
Apr
Mai
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Okt
Nov
Dez
Planting period
Jan
Feb
Mär
Apr
Mai
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Okt
Nov
Dez
Ideal (Sep–Jan)
Possible (until May)
Not recommended
Characteristics
Botanical
| Genus | Chimonanthus |
| Species | praecox |
Bloei
| Blütezeit | Januar, Februar, März |
| Farbe (Blüte) | gelb |
| Blüten | duftend |
Blad
| Farbe (Laub) | grün |
| Immergrün | nein |
Groeiwijze
| Höhe | 150 cm, 200 cm |
Standplaats
| Bodentyp | kalkreich |
| Winterhärte | -20 °C |
| Standort | Sonne |
| Bodenfeuchtigkeit | normal |
Gebruik
| Typ (Verwendung) | Strauch, solitär, in Gruppe |