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Chimonanthus praecox

Hardy Shrub

FROM £14.99

80% (2 Reviews)

A deciduous shrub bursts into life in the dead of winter

Fragrant, pendulous, sulphur-yellow blooms

An elegant winter flowering shrub for borders, or when grown against a house wall

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Choose available pack sizes:

1 x 18 Litre Potted Plant (Height 100cm+)

£134.99

1 x 15 Litre Potted Plant (Height 100cm+)

£114.99

2 x 3 Litre Potted Plants

£59.99

1 x 3 Litre Potted Plant (Height 30cm+)

£34.99

2 x 9cm Potted Plants

£20.99

1 x 9cm Potted Plant

£14.99

1 x 10 Litre Potted Plant (Height 60cm+)

£79.99

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Wonderfully fragrant, waxy, yellow flowers drip from bare woody stems. On the darkest of winter days, this beautiful specimen plant is in full bloom while most other plants lie dormant! Chimonanthus praecox is an elegant winter flowering shrub for borders, or when grown against a house wall, where its exquisite perfume can be fully appreciated. Height: 4m (12’) Spread: 3m (10’).

Plant Size Height Up to 400cm (158in)
Spread Up to 300cm (118in)

Hardiness & Longevity Hardy Shrub

Ideal For specimen plantcottage gardens

Position In full sun

Flowering Months

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Codes
1 x 3 Litre Potted Plant (Height 30cm+) (58138)
2 x 3 Litre Potted Plants (KB7040)
1 x 15 Litre Potted Plant (Height 100cm+) (KF2145)
2 x 9cm Potted Plants (KA9031)
1 x 9cm Potted Plant (40857)
1 x 18 Litre Potted Plant (Height 100cm+) (KF2146)
1 x 10 Litre Potted Plant (Height 60cm+) (KC4965)

Grow Chimonanthus plants in borders or against walls in any fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Although Wintersweet plants hardy, the young stems can be damaged by hard frosts, so choose a sheltered position to protect the plant. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the soil.

Feed and water regularly throughout the growing season until young plants become established. Prune Wintersweet in spring, immediately after flowering. Remove any damaged or diseased stems and lightly shape the plant. After pruning, apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the base of the plant.

Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.

Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.

Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products, a maximum delivery charge of £7.99 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered.

Large items may incur a higher delivery charge - this will be displayed in your shopping basket.

Please see our Delivery page for further details, and more information on different charges that may apply to certain destinations.

For more information on how we send your plants please visit our Helpful Guide on plant sizes.

Van Meuwen strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.