![]() ![]() ‘Jelena’: Bright reddish-orange flowers scarlet foliage colouration early flowering with very long petals that become lighter toward the tip. ‘Pallida’: Scented like primroses large yellow flowers blooms as early as Christmas in mild areas. Here are a few beautiful and diverse varieties of witch hazel: The dazzling Jelena witch hazel comes with fiery flowers and scarlet foliage As a result of these advantages, most commercially available varieties belong to the Hamamelis × intermedia. ![]() Normally, flowering years are always followed by years with a leaner flower yield. This means that every year they bloom to the same extent. The hybrids have the advantage that in them the alternate bearing of the Chinese witch hazel has been bred away. No wonder there are now hybrids ( Hamamelis × intermedia) of the two species. They have particularly large flowers that appear from December to March. The two Asian varieties are particularly popular as ornamental plants. Popular witch hazel species and their varieties The same colour variation is found in the intensely coloured autumn foliage of witch hazel varieties. A wide range of varieties gives you a choice of flowers in colours ranging from green, yellow, orange to red, weakly to intensely fragrant. The petals grow up to four centimetres long.īut it is not only the species that differ. Its autumn leaves are bright red.Ĭhinese witch hazel ( Hamamelis mollis): The golden yellow, delicately fragrant flowers appear from February to March. The species is more sensitive to frost than the others and curls its petals at low temperatures. Japanese witch hazel ( Hamamelis japonica): Blooming occurs between January and February flowers are a vivid yellow. ![]() It blooms from December to January in colours ranging from yellow, orange to red and even pink. Witch hazel is used as a medicinal plant commercially īig-leaf witch hazel ( Hamamelis ovalis): This is the youngest Hamamelis species. The leaves are glabrous except at the midrib. The species has short and orange-yellow petals. Ozark witch hazel ( Hamamelis vernalis): The flowering period is between January and February. As a result, the flowers are still partially covered by foliage. This species is the only one to show its delicate yellow flowers in autumn. Virginian witch hazel or autumn-flowering witch hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana): This species is an economically used medicinal plant whose active ingredients have haemostatic, anti-inflammatory, and antipruritic effects. Here is a brief overview of the five species of witch hazel: Among extant species, those whose spatial separation is also greatest differ the most – especially in terms of flowering phase length and flower size. There were probably also species native to Europe, but they probably became extinct during the last ice age. Among them, three species originate from eastern North America and two species call eastern regions of Asia home. There are a total of only five different species of witch hazel in the world, all of which are at home in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Witch hazel: properties, species and varieties
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