Hamamelis vernalis
Vernal Witchhazel

Hamamelis vernalis - Overall Shrub in Summer
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Yellow (Yellow to orange-reddish ribbon-like (strap-like) flowers that appear in February and March)
 Foliage:
Bronze (Spring leaves emerge bronze); Green (Summer foliage is a medium to dark green); Yellow (Spectacular yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit:
Green (Green-yellow; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Tolerant of most soils, including clay soils
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Thickish (compared to Hamamelis virginiana) leaves (2-5" long) are narrow toward a small cuneate to truncate base, blade is often unequal at base (that is, oblique like Ulmus), 4-6 pairs of veins. May be glaucous below. Leaf margin is coarsely sinuate-dentate. Grayish-brown buds are naked and tomentose. Stems are slightly pubescent (not as smooth as H. virginiana).
 Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 436
  • Border 372
  • Naturalizing 105
  • Screen 171
  • Specimen 602
  • Fall Color 214
  • Slow Growth Rate 269
  • Winter Interest 91

    • Additional Information

    Earliest blooming shrub for the Midwest. Good as a neutral filler for the border with quiet seasonal interest. More pH tolerant than Hamamelis virginiana. Should not be pruned (tip pinching would be acceptable to direct growth). Not as showy in bloom as Hamamelis mollis, the Chinese Witchhazel, or its hybrids.

    17 Hamamelis vernalis found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
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    12018_00980*APOTR
    22014_00174*CVAWT
    32014_00174*BWARN
    42009_05956*ASC
    52009_13981*AHORTPARK
    62009_13788*AHORTPARK
    72010_12098*AHOCK
    82014_00174*AWARN
    92010_12096*AHOCK
    102009_13790*AHORTPARK
    112010_12097*AHOCK
    122014_00174*DVAWT
    132010_12099*AHOCK
    142010_12095*AHOCK
    152009_13695*AHORTPARK
    162018_00967*AME
    172022_00297*AHORT

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