Vernalis Witch Hazel Easy to Grow

Vernalis Witch Hazel Easy to GrowThe vernalis species Witch Hazel is native to the Ozark Mountains through Oklahoma and Louisiana. It offers a neat looking multi stemmed shape, excellent fall color, and tassel like winter blooms. Witch Hazel, or hamamelis, is an interesting plant, with enough cultivars in the family that is can be difficult to keep track of them all. This particular plant is not a cultivar and was field grown, so it can have a variety of flower colors from yellows to

can be used to stunning effect alongside warmer colors like pinks

but gives you multiple shades of red and dark pink with the characteristic dark central cone

The most remarkable feature is the profuse flowering display from late spring through fall

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'Ghost' thrives in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 8

With it's height

Introduced around 2006 by Lake County Nursery this is a rare tree with limited quantities

By mid-summer the stems of buds emerge and transform into 3” fragrant red-orange double blooming flowers where deep reds flow out from a brighter orange halo

watering needs are minimal

It is suitable as an understory planting if it receives a few hours of direct light during the day

and 'Ghost' responds well to the incorporation of compost or aged manure into the planting area

though it performs best with protection from intense afternoon heat