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Hamamelis virginiana

Common Witchhazel


Photo courtesy of Prides Corner Farms

  • Quick growing woody
  • Large, bluish green foliage
  • Fragrant, bright yellow fall flowers
  • Great late season nectar source
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Cold Tolerant
Cold Tolerant
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Fast Growing
Fast Growing
Fragrant
Fragrant
Garden
Garden
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

 


Height: 15-20 ft
Spread: 15-20 ft
Price Level 1: $49.99~#3
Bloom Color: Yellow
Zone: 3-8
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Border or Bed
  • Fall Color
  • Salt Tolerant
  • Fragrant
  • Garden
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Cold Tolerant
  • Fast Growing
  • Low Maintenance
  • Native

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Winter
  • Fall
  • Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Songbirds

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Hamamelis

Common Name: Witchhazel

Attractive, deciduous shrub with large, oval, blue-green leaves and wavy margins. Brilliant yellow fall color. Fragrant, yellow to copper colored flowers have strap-like, crumpled petals and bloom from mid fall to mid winter depending on variety. Flowers are followed by ornamental woody, two-parted seed capsules. Great for shrub borders, woodland gardens and as a hedge. Hamamelis virginiana is native.