Sycoparrotia semidecidua
A rare hybrid between Parrotia persica and Sycopsis sinensis, which keeps part of its leathery foliage in winter and flowers in February and March, in small tufts of red and yellow stamens on the bare branches. A large shrub or small tree of broad habit, for collectors’ gardens and structural group plantings.
- Flowers of red stamens in February and March, on the bare branches
- Semi-evergreen: part of the leathery foliage stays all winter
- A rare hybrid, for collectors’ gardens and structural group plantings
About this hybrid
Sycoparrotia semidecidua reaches 3 to 5 metres in height and as much in width, with a broad habit and tiered branching, and oval, leathery, glossy leaves, some of which fall in autumn while others stay until spring. It is an intergeneric hybrid raised in a Swiss nursery, and combines the bark and autumn colour of Parrotia with the evergreen leaf of Sycopsis.
The flowers, without petals, are tufts of red stamens with yellow anthers, gathered in small clusters along the branches, and open in February and March, when almost nothing else is in flower. The leaves that fall pass through yellow and orange in autumn.
It grows in sun or partial shade, in moist, well-drained soils, and tolerates chalk better than most plants in the family. It is cold-hardy and needs no pruning.
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