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Hamamelis x intermedia 'Ripe Corn'
(Witch Hazel 'Ripe Corn')

Family - Hamamelidaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Raised in Hemelrijk in Belgium
Season of Interest - Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 3m or more
Width - up to 4m

Description: Large, Deciduous Shrub with an upright habit and an overall vase shape. Dark green leaves are oval to obovate in shape and emerge after the flowers. Abundant, fragrant clusters of golden yellow, spider-shaped flowers are produced from early to late winter. The foliage turns bright yellow in autumn.

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Flower:

Fragrant, deep yellow, spider-shaped flowers with crinkled, strap-shaped petals are produced in abundance from as early as December and persist into February.

Flower colour: Yellow

Flower shape: Spider-shaped flowers in clusters

Flowering time: December, January, February

Foliage:

Dark green oval to obovate leaves are held Alternately up the branches. The leaves emerge after the flowers have finished and turn yellow in autumn.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Oval to obovate

Autumn Colour: Yellow

Propagation:

Grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture retentive, but well drained soil. Not for shallow chalk soils.