Hamamelis mollis

Chinese Witch Hazel

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moderately-fertile, moist, well-drained neutral to acid soil
• Rate of growth: slow-growing
• Flowering period: December to February
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  In winter, this upright, deciduous shrub has clusters of sweetly scented, bright yellow, spidery flowers clinging to bare twigs. In autumn, the bright green leaves turn soft yellow. A beautiful shrub for a woodland edge, or winter border or alongside a path, where its fragrance can be appreciated. The flowering twigs can be cut to perfume rooms in winter.

• 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.