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Stachyurus chinensis
'Joy Forever'
Joy Forever Chinese stachyurus
| Family |
| Stachyuraceae |
| Genus |
| Stachyurus |
| Species |
| chinensis |
| Cultivar |
| 'Joy Forever' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Stachyurus praecox 'Joy Forever' |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 - 10 |
| Height |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 2.5 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Unusual specimen shrub. Suitable for shrub border or for growing in a woodland garden or against a wall. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in light moist but well-drained, humus-rich, neutral to acidic soils. Protect from drying winds. |
| Shape |
| Sprawling to mounding. |
| Pests |
| Vine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast. |
| Leaf Description |
| Dark green leaves that are edged, and sometimes spotted, with yellow before taking on a bronze tinge in autumn. |
| Flower Description |
| Stiff hanging racemes of pale lemon cup-shaped flowers. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by softwood or heeled semi-ripe cuttings |
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