Hamamelis virginianaIndiana NativeIndiana Native
Common Witchhazel

Hamamelis virginiana - Overall Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Fragrant ribbon-like flowers appear in the fall)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Medium green summer foliage); Yellow (Outstanding yellow fall color)
 Stem Notes:
slender, brown and pubescent stems become gray, smooth, and glabrous with maturity
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
20 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, except for dry conditions
 Range:
Eastern North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Thinnish (compared to Hamamelis vernalis) leaves (3-6" long) are narrow toward a small subcordate base, blade halves are often oblique as in H. vernalis, 5-7 pairs of veins. Veins may or may not have pubescence. Leaf margin is coarsely crenate-dentate. Brown buds are naked and tomentose. Stems are more smooth than H. vernalis.
 Ecological Functions:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 395
  • Naturalizing 114
  • Screen 190
  • Fall Color 238
  • Fragrant Flowers 188
  • Indiana Native 162
  • Shade Tolerant 115
  • Slow Growth Rate 271

    • Additional Information

    Flowers are in evidence because of their spicy fragrance before they are visually obvious, but are fairly showy after leaf drop. Should not be pruned (tip pinching would be acceptable to direct growth).

    64 Hamamelis virginiana found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
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    12018_00595*ACL50
    22009_05954*ACL50
    32009_05953*ACL50
    42018_01076*AUNIV
    52012_01355*CSPKL
    62012_01355*DSPKL
    72009_10281*AHIKS
    82018_01082*AUNIV
    92009_10282*AHIKS
    102009_13982*AHORTPARK
    112023_00110*AHRGH
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    162015_02471*A2550
    172015_02471*B2550
    182024_00077*AHORTPARK
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