Folk name: Tailpiece
Plant height: approx. 2 m
Deciduous: Yes
Hardy: Good
Description: The Stachyurus has dark brown/purple branches with occasional small dark green/purple leaves attached. The Stachyurus flowers before the leaves appear on the branches.
Pruning: after flowering
Flowering time: This plant flowers in February and March
Pitch:
You can place the plant in both sun and semi-shade
Care:
Before planting, soak the pot in a bucket of water for 10 minutes. Give the Stachyurus some shelter from the wind to prevent it from drying out.
History:
Stachyurus chinensis is native to China and is more frost-resistant than the Japanese species Stachyurus praecox.
Significance:
Stachyurus is derived from the Greek stachys, meaning spike and oura, meaning tail. From this meaning came the Dutch name 'staartaar'.
