Chimonanthus praecox 26/5 Restock Because the narrow-leaved japonica form

Because the narrow-leaved japonica form 'Longifolia' looks much the same

the Meyer is thought to be a natural hybrid of lemon and some other citrus

the black beautyberry was perhaps first offered to the international market by Woodlanders

while the epithet dichotoma describes the way the slender branches fork in neat pairs

Linnaeus named the genus for him anyway

Chimonanthus praecox 26/5 Restock Because the narrow-leaved japonica formIn the dead of winter, when the garden has given up on color and scent alike, Chimonanthus praecox quietly does the impossible. On bare, leafless branches, often in January and February, the wintersweet opens small, waxy, cupped stars of translucent pale yellow, each flushed at the heart with maroon, and from them pours a fragrance so rich and far carrying that a single sprig will perfume a room. The Chinese name, la mei, the wax plum, catches the