Page Map :
Home Page
>
Our Plants
>
Shrubs
>
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
Home Page
Contact Us
Opening hours
About Us
FAQs
Going Green
Shrubs
Abelia grandifora
Acers (Maples)
Alpines
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Aucuba japonica
Berberis (specimen shrubs)
Buxus Sempervirens (Box)
Calluna vulgaris (Scot's Heather)
Camellia
Caryopteris 'Grand Bleu'
Ceanothus 'Blue Cushion'
Ceanothus 'Blue Mound'
Choisya ternata 'Sundance'
Cistus (specimen shrub)
Clematis Armandii
Cordyline
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Cotinus Coggygria 'Young Lady'
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
Cytisus (Broom)
Cytisus battendien
Daphne odora
Deutzia
Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'
Eucalyptus gunnii (cider gum)
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'
Euonymus fortunei 'Harlequin'
Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'
Euphorbia 'Silver Swan'
Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride'
Fatsia japonica
Forsythia
Fuchsia
Hamamelis
Hebe
Hebe 'heartbreaker'
Hibiscus
Hydrangea macrophylla hortensia
Hydrangea paniculata (lacecap)
Junperus squamata 'Blue Carpet'
Lavandula (Lavender)
Lavatera
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow'
Lonicera nitida 'Bank of Gold'
Magnolia 'Susan'
Magnolia stellata (Star Magnolia)
Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo'
Mahonia x media 'Charity'
Nandina domestica 'FirePower'
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Paeonia (Tree peony)
Peiris
Philadelpus Coronarius (Mock Orange)
Phormium
Photinia 'Red Robin'
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
Potentilla (Cinquefoil)
Pyracantha
Rhododendron
Salix 'Hakuro Nishiki'
Sarcococca confusa
Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'
Syringa (Lilac)
Viburnum davidii
Weigela 'Florida Variegata'
Yucca
x Halimiocistus
Links
Talk to us
Questions?
Recommendations?
EMail Updates
This item is a standard stock line at the Nursery.
Click on Images for an enlarged, high-resolution image.
Name
Hamamelis
Price
Available on Request
Colours
Yellow, Red
Size
Height:4m/12ft
Spread:4m/12ft
Aspect
Position in full sun or partial shade, in an open but not exposed site.
Care
Prefer a reasonably fertile, moist but well drained soil, which is neutral or acidic (not alkaline). They will stand chalk, if in deep, humus rich soil. Tolerate heavy clay soil, but do not like soil that is very dry or very wet. Prune sparingly only to maintain good shape in late Winter or early Spring (once it has finished flowering).
Uses
-Specimen plant
-Part of a mixed bed or border
-Looks fantastic with Cornus (winter coloured stem varieties such as 'Midwinter Fire' and Sarcococca confusa
Description
This is a very low maintenance, tough deciduous shrub. Although it gets big eventually, it is slow growing. Hamamelis produces flowers in mid-late Winter. Flowers come in yellows or reds (depending variety), and smell divine. It has ornamental bark, which maintains interest when the leaves have fallen. Mid-green leaves turn golden in Autumn, before flowers are produced.