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Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00000693
01/01/98

Hamamelis vernalis--Vernal Witchhazel

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8                                     
Height: 10 ft   Spread: 10 ft  Form: rounded                
Type: deciduous shrub                                       
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches                     
Flowers: Yellow                                             

Comments: Vernal Witchhazel is a large, dense shrub that    
can be used in screens or windbreaks, or as a specimen.     
The plant can be grown in sun or shade.  The yellow to red  
flowers are produced in early spring.                       

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Sandra' - The yellow petal are longer than those of     
     the species.  The new growth is bronze green to        
     purplish. The fall foliage color is orange to          
     reddish-orange.                                        

References for Cultivars: Princeton Nurseries 1997          

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