Witch hazel species to plant
There are four main species and one hybrid (H. x intermedia), which is a cross between H. japonica and H. mollis, and almost 100 named varieties, mostly cultivars of H. intermedia.
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia grows well in zones 4 through 8. It does best in well-drained, acidic soil. The plants may be mulched with pine bark, which will protect young plants during the summer months.
Witch Hazel
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common name for some members of the Hamamelidaceae, a family of trees and shrubs found mostly in Asia.
Witch Hazel
(Hamamelis virginiana L.)
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, oval, 4"-6" long, rounded to acute at the tips, oblique at the base; margins dentate; dark green above, paler beneath midrib and primary veins prominent.
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Hamamelidaceae / Witch-hazel Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Witch Hazel is also known as American Witchhazel, Snapping Hazel, Spotted Alder, Striped Alder and Winterbloom. ...
Additional Comments: Native Americans used Witch Hazel in poultices for painful swellings and tumours. The distilled witch hazel widely sold is not as astringent as other preparations as it contains no tannins.
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Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel offers striking winter color with its bright, fragrant bloom when most other plants are dormant. The small but showy frost-proof flowers open on leafless branches, and clusters of narrow petals last for several weeks.
Witch Hazel
Witch hazel is the common name for about 100 species of trees and shrubs in the family Hamamelidaceae but is most commonly applied to Hamamelis virginiana ...
Witch Hazel has been supposed to owe its utility to an action on the muscular fibre of veins.
Witch hazels need free-draining soil conditions with an adequate supply of moisture. A light soil with plenty of added organic matter, such as well-rotted manure or compost, is best.
This witch hazel is an upright shrub up to 12 feet tall and wide, with oval, softly hairy, mid-green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Fragrant flowers are yellow, with crimped petals, appearing on bare branches in mid- and late winter.
Hamamelis (Witch Hazels) can be grown in most soils that are slightly acid or neutral. They should be grown in either full sun or light shade.
- Buttercup witch hazel
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This shrub is grown for the charm of its spring flowers. These are coloured primrose yellow and are carried on the underside of the spreading slender branches.
( Allgold Witch Hazel )
This vase shaped shrub is grown for its autumn color and fringe-like, winter flowers (usually around Valentine's Day). A welcome bright spot and must-have for the winter garden.
In 1928, Arnold Arboretum propagator William Judd collected seed from the arboretum's witch hazel--Hamamelis mollis. It soon became apparent that its progeny were hybrids, with the pollen believed to come from a H. japonica which grew nearby.
Witch Hazel,
A Bloomin' Favorite in Winter
Asiatic species of Witchhazels are among the most exciting shrubs & small trees for the winter garden, not only for the beautiful form of their gnarly limbs & scaly bark, ...
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
10 to 25'
10 to 20'
Sun or shade; prefers moist soil; moderate drought tolerance.
Chinese witch hazel, is a beautiful shrub that lights up the winter landscape and perfumes the air with its unmistakable sweet, spicy fragrance. Prefers full shade to full sun; soil should be moist.
Hamamelidaceae (Witch Hazel Family)
par-ro-ti-OP-sis
A single species in this genus (see below). Native to the Himalayas.
Parrotiopsis: from Parrotia and the Greek opsis, indicating resemblance.
Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana ...
Chinese witch hazel, Japanese witch hazel, common witch hazel (Hamamelis japonica, Hamamelis mollis)
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi, Schlumbergera buckleyi, Schlumbergera bridgesii) ...
39 Hamamelidaceae: The Witch Hazel Family
2.1.40 Hippocastanaceae: The Buckeye Family
2.1.41 Illiciaceae: The Anise-tree Family
2.1.42 Juglandaceae: The Walnut Family
2.1.43 Lauraceae: The Laurel Family
2.1.44 Lecythidaceae: The Lecythis Family ...
HAMAMELIDACEÆ; Witch Hazel Family
This autumn I learned about two 'Golden Treasure' Sweetgum trees in the city of Seattle.
Steve grows his leatherwood shrubs sheltered beneath live oak trees along with witch alder (Fothergilla major), Carolina silverbells (Halesia spp.), witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) and other woodsy shadelovers.
Usage ...
In cold-winter areas such as USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 6, you can cut early-blooming shrubs such as cornelian cherry, forsythia, and vernal witch hazel starting in mid-January.
Stalking the Elusive Witch Hazel
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Parrotia persica. PERSIAN PARROTIA. Iran
HAMAMELIDACEAE (Witch hazel family) ...
flower buds are stalked and naked
bottle brush white flower clusters
very similar to F. gardenii, except larger and coarser
yellow-orange-red fall color
leaves are witch hazel-shaped ...
Early bulbs: Snowdrops, Crocus, Narcissus, Chionodoxa, Scilla. Later bulbs: Hyacinth and Grape klyacinth, Daffodils, Narcissus. Others: Polyanthus, Aubretia, Wallflowers, Camellia, Witch Hazel.
Summer ...
Carpe (castellano), Hamamelidaceae (familia), Hamamelis (castellano), Hammamelis mollis (sinónimo), Hazel nut (inglés), Snapping hazel (inglés), Spotted alder (inglés), Striped alder (inglés), Tobacco wood (inglés), Winterbloom (inglés), Witch hazel ...
Fruits: Capsules ovoid to ellipsoid, up to 1/2 inch long, brown, hairy, splitting open explosively to expel several small, shiny seeds.
Notes: Witch hazel, an astringent, is derived from this plant. The fruits mature one year after flowering.
 See also: Hazel, Green, Hamamelis, Orange, May
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