hamamelis x intermedia
Jan 28th, 2008 by Peter Donegan MI Hort
Walking through the nurseries today selecting trees for a garden we are creating at the moment when I stumbled upon this little beauty flowering on its bare stems. Most of the trees I needed are in bud at present, but not in leaf and definitely theres rare, if any oportunity to see flower. Next time your buying plants spare a thought for the witch hazel and put one in your garden.
In a [plant] world gone mad it made my day even brighter than it always is !
Witch Hazels seem to be more popular these days - or at least they are commonly pictured on blogs. I love the flowers and am going to figure out if I can add one to my garden. It will depend on their hardiness.
A Chara Kate,
I fully agree but they are still nnot so overused like the laurus nobilis[bay laurel] in certain forms - more a coryllus avellana contorta [corkscrew hazel] style plant. what did you think of my other one http://doneganlandscaping.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/epiphytic-platycerium/ ?
thanks for stopping by
slán go foill
peter