{"id":12351,"date":"2020-01-26T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=12351"},"modified":"2020-01-20T12:54:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T17:54:51","slug":"february-blooming-hybrid-witchhazels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2020\/01\/26\/february-blooming-hybrid-witchhazels\/","title":{"rendered":"February Blooming Hybrid Witchhazels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Witchhazels (Hamamelis spp.<\/em>) are somewhat coarse, loosely-branched, medium to large, deciduous shrubs that typically grow 12-20 feet tall. (USDA hardiness zones 5-8). They are particularly noted for their strapped shape, often fragrant, mid- to late winter flowers which appear before the spring leaves emerge. Five cultivars were selected by Mr. Tim Brotzman, an Ohio nurseryman who has been growing witchhazels for over than a half century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Primavera’ itchhazel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Witchhazels generally grow 12-15 feet tall with an upright, vase-shaped, ascending branches and a spreading habit. The sweetly fragrant long-lasting flowers appear in February and last into March. The bright green 5-6 inch circular leaves appear weeks later in spring. Yellow-orange to yellow fall color can be quite attractive in some years. The first three winter-flowering witchhazel are Chinese hybrid witchhazel (H. x intermedia<\/em>)<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. \u2018Jelene\u2019<\/strong>– clusters of bright coppery orange\nflowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. \u2018Diana\u2019 <\/strong>–\nsweetly fragrant copper-red flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. \u2018Primavera\u2019<\/strong> – bright yellow, spider-like flowers with narrow 3\/8 to 5\/8\ninch long petals <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Chinese witchhazel<\/strong> H. mollis<\/em> \u2018Wisley Supreme\u2019<\/strong> –\n<\/strong>fragrant\ngolden-yellow flowers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Diane’ witchhazel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

5.\nJapanese witchhazel \u2018H. japonica ‘Shibamichi Red’<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 is a relatively recent introduction of Japanese witch-hazel\nnamed after the well-respected Japanese nurseryman, Akira Shibamichi. Flowers\nopen a bit on the late side of the February\/March period to reveal unusually\nshowy cherry red, strap-shaped petals which are highly scented. This variety grows\nmore slowly and the blooms are a bit smaller than hybrid witch-hazels. The\nshrub attains a height and spread of 8 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witchhazels are best planted in a shrub border or woodland garden that receives at least one-half day sunlight. They’re valued for fragrant late winter flowers and good fall color. Clip and bring in an attractive winter bouquet that will add fragrance to your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No serious insect\nor disease problems trouble witchhazels. Occasionally, caterpillars and\nJapanese beetles may chew on the summer foliage. Witchhazels are deer\nresistant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Witchhazels (Hamamelis spp.) are somewhat coarse, loosely-branched, medium to large, deciduous shrubs that typically grow 12-20 feet tall. (USDA hardiness zones 5-8). They are particularly noted for their strapped shape, often fragrant, mid- to late winter flowers which appear before the spring leaves emerge. Five cultivars were selected by Mr. Tim Brotzman, an Ohio nurseryman […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,657,1319,1150,1498,778,674,645,806,665,1324,1138,602,1012,853,551,843,828,936,601,729,629,777,630,646,7,708,455,848],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12351"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12355,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12351\/revisions\/12355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}