Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Also called common witch-hazel, american witch-hazel.
The last flower of the year: ribbon-like yellow blooms in November as the golden leaves fall.
Showy flowersFall colorWildlife valueTolerates shade
- Type
- Shrub
- Mature height
- 12–20 ft
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Sun
- Part · Shade · Full
- Soil moisture
- Average
210
Native witch hazel blooms in late autumn, sometimes into December, and its seed capsules fire seeds up to 30 feet the following fall. It is a large, vase-shaped shrub or small tree of moist woods, fine in deep shade, with dependable yellow fall color. The source of witch hazel extract.
Heights and zones are typical ranges for the species in cultivation; local conditions and seed source shift them. Estimate growth for this species →
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