Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida'
(Witch Hazel 'Pallida')
Family - Hamacelidaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 3m or more
Width - 3m or more
Location - The Spring Garden
Description: A large, Deciduous Shrub with an upright, branching habit and a vase-shaped outline. Mid to dark green leaves are obovate to oval in shape with toothed and wavy margins. Bright yellow flowers are spider-shaped and each Bloom has a maroon Calyx. The flowers are held in clusters along the branches and are produced from mid to late winter before the leaves emerge. Richly scented. The foliage turns yellow in autumn before falling.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida'
Flower:
Spider-shaped flowers with long, slender petals are bright yellow and fragrant. Each bloom has a maroon calyx. The flowers are held in clusters along the bare branches and are produced in January and February.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Spider-shaped flowers held in clusters
Flowering time: January, February
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are obovate to oval in shape and have Dentate, undulating margins. The leaves emerge after the flowers have been produced and are Alternately arranged on the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Obovate to oval
Autumn Colour: Yellow
Propagation:
Grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Not ideal for shallow chalk soils.