Chimonanthus praecox
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Chimonanthus praecox, also known as wintersweet[1] and Japanese allspice,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Chimonanthus of the family Calycanthaceae. The plant is native to China and is known as làméi (Template:Linktext) in Chinese. It is also grown in Iran, where it is called gol-e yakh (Template:Linktext) or "ice flower" in Persian.[3]
The plant is a vigorous deciduous shrub growing to Script error: No such module "convert". tall with an erect trunk and leaves Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". broad. Its strongly scented pendent flowers, produced in winter (between November and March in UK,[4]) on bare stems, have 15-21 yellow or pale green-yellow tepals, the inner ones usually with purplish red pigments.[5][2][6]
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Winter flowering
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Leaves and fruit
This plant is cultivated in gardens, producing valued flower colour during dormant seasons. The cultivars C. praecox 'Grandiflorus'[7] and C. praecox 'Luteus'[8] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The plant is not closely related to allspice, Pimenta dioica.
Cultural use
C. praecox is a common motif in traditional Persian poetry, literature, and music. A more modern example of C. praecox in Persian music is Kourosh Yaghmaei's Gol-e Yakh.[9]
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