Stachyurus salicifolius

Large and elegant evergreen shrubs with long, arching or weeping branches. The semi-glossy leaves are long and narrow (as the specific epithet implies) with a toothed margin. Long, narrow racemes of greenish-yellow flowers hang from the axils of the leaves in early spring. A unique and stunning plant in the landscape, especially impressive when planted where it can arch out over a bank or path. Native to southwest China and best in morning sun or light shade. Cutting grown from a plant grown from seed collected in the wild.