Hamamelis virginiana
Virginian Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel is a Winter-flowering shrub.The spidery yellow, orange or red flowers have a spicy fragrance and are frost resistant. 'Virginian Witch Hazel' is the species from which medicinal witch-hazel extract is made. It is an upright shrub or small tree with light green oval leaves that turn darker as they mature, and clusters of fragrant, slightly twisted, yellow flowers from mid Autumn, before the leaves have fallen, but which stay until after the leaves have changed to yellow and fallen.
Contributed by @rvasun
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Virginian Witch Hazel
Latin name
Hamamelis virginiana
type
Flowering Shrub
family
Hamamelidaceae
ph
4.5 - 6.7 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
4.00 M
5.00 M
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch Hazel is a Winter-flowering shrub.The spidery yellow, orange or red flowers have a spicy fragrance and are frost resistant. 'Virginian Witch Hazel' is the species from which medicinal witch-hazel extract is made. It is an upright shrub or small tree with light green oval leaves that turn darker as they mature, and clusters of fragrant, slightly twisted, yellow flowers from mid Autumn, before the leaves have fallen, but which stay until after the leaves have changed to yellow and fallen.
Flowering
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
Witch Hazels flower from late Winter to early Spring
Planting
From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn
Plant out container grown plants in Autumn in a growing site which is fertile. They do not like soil that is too shallow, or holds water. They will need watering through the first year to allow them to establish.
Propagating
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Propagating witch hazels at home is difficult. Commercially they are usually propagated by grafting, and although they can be propagated by softwood cuttings, it is difficult to get them to root
rvasun