Styrax obassia Medicinal bound for the gardens of

bound for the gardens of the European elite

Unlike the showy bearded irises that swept Victorian horticulture

The plant takes happily to rain gardens

and strap-shaped

The plants Woodlanders offers are progeny of those few remaining trees

Styrax obassia Medicinal bound for the gardens ofStyrax obassia, the fragrant snowbell, is the bold leaved cousin of the more familiar Japanese snowbell, a small deciduous tree from the mountain woodlands of Japan, Korea, and China. Where Styrax japonicus hides small bells beneath fine, layered branches, the fragrant snowbell wears large, rounded, almost tropical leaves up to eight inches across, and hangs long, drooping chains of white, bell shaped flowers that carry a sweet perfume through the