Wintersweet does best in full to part-sun. It prefers moist, but well-draining soils. It is drought-tolerant once established.
The shrub does not need fertilizing, although it appreciates a bit of shredded leaf mulch around its root zone in the late fall.
It puts out multi-stemmed growth in
a rough vase shape from 6–12 feet tall and wide. It can get a bit leggy, so a
hard pruning to rejuvenate it and remove the old stems is recommended after the
bloom cycle is complete.
Wintersweet is
originally from China, It does support pollinators, and birds will feast on its
non-showy fruits. The shrub can take a few years until you see the first
blossoms. To propagate it, take a softwood cutting or collect the seeds from
those fruits. It may also self-seed. Note that the seedlings are often the
straight species, which blooms earlier in the cold season.
Wintersweet - You can grow that!
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