Hamamelis_×_intermedia

<i>Hamamelis <span style="font-style:normal;">×</span> intermedia</i>

Hamamelis × intermedia

Hybrid flowering plant in the family Hamamelidaceae


Hamamelis × intermedia, the hybrid witch hazel, is a flowering plant in the family Hamamelidaceae. It is a hybrid of garden origin between H. japonica and H. mollis.[1] Its Latin name refers to its intermediate appearance between those two species.[2]

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It is a deciduous shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and wide, with zig-zagging stems and alternate, simple leaves 15 cm (6 in) long, which turn yellow in autumn. The yellow, orange or red flowers with twisted petals appear on bare stems in midwinter through early spring.[3]

Numerous cultivars have been developed, many of them prized as garden subjects. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-[4]


References

  1. "Hamamelis intermedia". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  2. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  3. RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 45. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. Buchan, Ursula. "How to grow: Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida'". Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

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