Edgeworthia chrysantha prophouse-summer-2026 and hard pruning leave the

and hard pruning leave the plant unbothered

so the long fifteen-inch panicles look stacked and full

Pair with other moisture-loving natives and late bloomers

Native peoples made far fuller use of the tree

an advantage in commercial and institutional plantings where fallen berries and seedlings are a nuisance

Edgeworthia chrysantha prophouse-summer-2026 and hard pruning leave thePaper bush, Edgeworthia chrysantha, spends the growing season as a quiet, blue green shrub and saves the show for the dead of winter. In late winter and earliest spring, while the branches are still bare, the shrub hangs rounded, downward facing clusters of small tubular flowers from the tips of every stem, silvery furred buds opening to warm yellow throats that carry a sweet, daphne like fragrance across cold air. A cousin of Daphne and the native