Corylopsis sinensis

Corylopsis sinensis, the Chinese winter hazel (simplified Chinese: 蜡瓣花; traditional Chinese: 蠟瓣花; pinyin: là bàn huā),^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the witch-hazel family Hamamelidaceae, native to western China. Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and broad, it is a substantial deciduous shrub. With ovate leaves, it produces delicately fragrant, drooping racemes of pale yellow flowers with orange anthers in spring.^[3]

Corylopsis sinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Hamamelidaceae
Genus:	Corylopsis
Species:	C. sinensis
Binomial name
Corylopsis sinensis Hemsl.[1]

The Latin specific epithet sinensis means "Chinese" or "of China".^[4]

The Latin meaning of Corylopsis refers to its resemblance of the genus, making it a very classic example for Corylopsis. ^[5]

There are four varieties and one form recorded:-^[6]

• Corylopsis sinensis var. calvescens
• Corylopsis sinensis var. glandulifera
• Corylopsis sinensis var. parvifolia
• Corylopsis sinensis var. sinensis
• Corylopsis sinensis fo. veitchiana

This plant is cultivated as an ornamental. Though hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F), it prefers a sheltered spot in acidic soil. Both C. sinensis var. calvescens f. veitchiana^[7] and C. sinensis var. sinensis^[8] are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.