- Eventual Height: 4m
- Eventual Spread: 3m
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Orange Peel'
witch hazel
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size: 5 litre pot
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available to order from summer 2012
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist, well-drained neutral to acid soil
- Rate of growth: slow-growing
- Flowering period: January to February
- Hardiness: fully hardy
The green leaves of this deciduous shrub put on a great show in autumn, turning shades of yellow, orange a red before they fall. Then, from mid-winter, larger than average light orange flowers, which have a delicious scent, appear in small clusters along the bare stems. A wonderful plant, with an upright to vase-shaped habit, it will add colour and perfume to the garden at a time whan very little else is looking its best. Try under-planting it with winter and early spring flowering bulbs to create a cheerful seasonal display.
- Garden care: In early spring remove any misplaced, crossing or diseased branches and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost or manure around the base of the plant.
- Eventual Height: 4m
- Eventual Spread: 3m
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Orange Peel' - witch hazel
Good autumn colour and winter flowers
