Disanthus cercidifolius seed

LATIN NAME: Disanthus cercidifolius

COMMON NAME: Disanthus

LATIN NAME: Disanthus cercidifolius

COMMON NAME: Disanthus

In the autumn this small tree gives one of the finest shows of colour in the whole garden. The disanthus grows as a broad, rounded, deciduous shrub or small tree, reaching up to three or four metres, with the fine, round, heart-shaped leaves that are carried on the short stalks in the way of the Judas tree, and through the autumn they turn a deep, glowing crimson and purple. In the late summer it carries the small, star-shaped, dark-red flowers in the pairs along the branches, followed by the small, woody, two-horned capsules. It is a species of the flowering shrub in the witch-hazel family, native to the cool, moist hill forests of the eastern Asia, and it is known as the disanthus.

The disanthus belongs to the witch-hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, and it is a broad, rounded, deciduous shrub or small tree of the cool, moist hill forests of the eastern Asia. Its round, heart-shaped leaves and its deep, glowing autumn colour set it apart in the autumn garden. It is known as the disanthus, and it is treasured for its autumn colour.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The disanthus has been looked at in the botany for its fine, heart-shaped leaves and its place in the witch-hazel family, and the plant has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as one of the finest of the autumn-colouring shrubs. Researchers have examined its cultivation, its autumn colour and its slow, easy growth, and its small, star-shaped, dark-red flowers have been of interest in the botany. The plant has also been studied for its place in the cool, moist hill forests of the eastern Asia, and its relationships within the witch-hazel family have been examined. For a shrub with such a fine autumn show, the disanthus has a quiet and growing record of study.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

For the autumn garden, the disanthus is a treasure. Its round, heart-shaped leaves turn a deep, glowing crimson and purple in the autumn, and the small, star-shaped, dark-red flowers add a quiet second season of interest in the late summer. In the cool, moist garden it makes a fine, broad shrub for the woodland edge and the border, and its autumn colour is one of the finest of the garden. For a gardener of the cool garden who wants a tree of the autumn, the disanthus is a fine and rewarding choice.

The disanthus is one of the finest of the autumn shrubs, and its round, heart-shaped leaves turn a deep, glowing crimson and purple in the cool autumn air. It is a plant of the cool, moist hill forests of the eastern Asia, and it asks for a sheltered, leafy spot with a good, moist soil. It grows slowly and steadily, putting on a fine, broad shape over the years, and its small, star-shaped, dark-red flowers add a quiet second season of interest in the late summer. The plant has been a familiar of the special collections of the cool gardens, and its autumn colour is one of the finest of the garden.

These seeds need a cold, damp rest — sow them at a shallow depth in pots of moist, leafy, free-draining soil and leave the pots outdoors through the winter, keep them moist in a bright, sheltered spot the following spring, and they’ll come along steadily.