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Witchhazels
Hamamelis
'Rochester'
‘Rochester’ is a hybrid witchhazel developed around 1960 at Durand-Eastman Park in Rochester, New York. This deciduous shrub grows up to 9 feet tall and wide, showcasing clusters of very fragrant, copper-orange flowers along bare stems in mid-winter. Some leaves may remain during flowering, providing a contrast to the vibrant orange and red blooms, however can take away from the blooms a bit.
'Wisley Supreme'
Hamamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme,’ a cultivar from RHS's Wisley Garden near London, features sweetly scented, pale-yellow flowers. The large blooms emerge in late winter before the leaves.
'Diane'
'Brevipetala'
This upright, vase-shaped shrub reaches 9-12 feet tall and wide. It has sweetly scented, deep ochre-yellow flowers that bloom in mid to late winter, featuring crinkled petals tinged with red at the base. The remaining leaves in winter provide a lovely contrast to the vibrant yellow blooms when up close.
'Quasimodo'
Hamamelis vernalis 'Quasimodo' is a semi-dwarf selection, introduced to the European nursery industry in 1980, reaches a maximum height and width of 6-7 feet. It is known for its highly fragrant, small light orange flowers and a compact, upright, and dense mounding habit. Hamamelis vernalis is native to the southern and central United States.
'Harry'
'Harry' features orange-yellow flowers and is among the first witch hazels to bloom in mid-February. Each flower has four narrow, ribbon-like petals, each up to 1 inch long, with a purple calyx. The blooms emit a mild fragrance.
'Moonlight'
Each flower has four narrow, curled, and crinkled yellow petals with a deep red calyx. The fragrant blooms contrast beautifully (even from a distance) with the dark brown, textured leaves that remain throughout flowering, enhancing the pale-yellow spidery flowers.
'Aphrodite'
‘Aphrodite’ has orange-red flowers. The petals are complemented by a reddish-purple calyx, although the flowers are not very fragrant.
'Jelena'
‘Jelena’ typically grows slowly to 8-12 feet tall and features sweetly fragrant copper flowers with four narrow, crinkly petals that showcase reddish bases, orange centers, and yellow tips.
'Antoine Kort'
'Ripe Corn'
'Orange Beauty'
'Harvest Moon'
'Firecharm'
'Glowing Embers'
'Barnstedt Gold'
'Rubin'
'Brimestone'
'Robert'
'Brentry'
'Wiero'
'February Gold'
'Sweet Sunshine'
'Primavera'
'Nina'
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