
Vernal Witchhazel
- Botanical Name
- Hamamelis vernalis
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 6 to 10 feet
- Width
- 10 to 15 feet
- Flowers
- Late winter to early spring: strap-like; yellow, bronze, rose-pink, fragrant
- Fruit
- Two-valved, dehiscent capsule holding black seeds
- Fall Color
- Yellows, oranges
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Avoid dry soils
- Tolerates clay and high pH
- Will take part shade with best flowering in full sun
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Autumn Embers - excellent fall color, orange flowers in spring
- Sandra - fragrant yellow flowers, orange-red to plum-red fall color, 10' by 10-12' wide
- Hamamelis vernalis f. carnea - red flowers
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