{"id":2890,"date":"2012-02-07T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2012-02-07T09:36:54","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T14:36:54","slug":"%e2%80%98quasimodo%e2%80%99-vernal-witchhazel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2012\/02\/07\/%e2%80%98quasimodo%e2%80%99-vernal-witchhazel\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Quasimodo\u2019 Vernal Witchhazel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2891\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Hamamelis-Quasimodo.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2891\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2891 \" title=\"Hamamelis 'Quasimodo'\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Hamamelis-Quasimodo-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Hamamelis-Quasimodo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Hamamelis-Quasimodo-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Hamamelis-Quasimodo.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">#3 Container of &#39;Quasimodo&#39; Vernal Witchhazel (photo by Alex Neubauer, Belvidere, TN)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Vernal witchhazel (<em>H. vernalis<\/em>) is a dense growing 8-12 foot native shrub which blooms in mid-winter in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7). It is winter hardy to zone 4.<\/p>\n<p>Small \u00bd inch wide yellow to red\u00a0flowers, flushed\u00a0red at the base, emit a pleasant witchhazel aroma in February. Often, it is the fragrance which has passerbys taking notice of the small strap-like red\u00a0flowers\u00a0blooming in the\u00a0middle of winter.<\/p>\n<p>New leaves\u00a0start off\u00a0with a\u00a0reddish purple tint in early spring. The 2 &#8211; 5 inch long\u00a0by 2\u00a0&#8211; 3 inch wide leaves are medium green and\u00a0remain pest free\u00a0from spring thru autumn.\u00a0Fall leaf colors transition from green to yellow\u00a0to gold. Dead leaves often stick on throughout the winter, concealing\u00a0large percentage\u00a0of the\u00a0flowers. The root system possesses a strong suckering habit. The branch wood\u00a0displays a pale gray\u00a0color.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Quasimodo\u2019 is a compact 3 &#8211; 4 foot high shrub, slightly taller than wide. This diminutive cultivar is excellent choice for a small garden. Quasimodo was hybridized and introduced by Pieter Zwijnenburg in the Netherlands.\u00a0 Its burnt orange flower color stands out better in the mid-winter landscape. Bloom season\u00a0lasts 3-4 weeks. Quasimodo drops its leaves in the fall so that all flowers\u00a0are in plain sight.<\/p>\n<p>Vernal witchhazel grows in full sun to moderate shade and requires little extra care.\u00a0The soil should be adequately\u00a0drained and mildly acidic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vernal witchhazel (H. vernalis) is a dense growing 8-12 foot native shrub which blooms in mid-winter in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7). It is winter hardy to zone 4. Small \u00bd inch wide yellow to red\u00a0flowers, flushed\u00a0red at the base, emit a pleasant witchhazel aroma in February. Often, it is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,674,806,774,627,630,1,708,848],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2890"}],"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=2890"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2901,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2890\/revisions\/2901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}