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witch hazel "DIANE"

Hamamelis x intermedia
Hamamelis x intermedia
"DIANE"

witch hazel

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
2-4m x 2-4m
LEAVES
deciduous broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
taller shrub		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

green
BLOOMING TIME
January - March
LOCATION
full to partial sun		 FLOWERS
showy
USDA zone (lowest)
5   (down to -29°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS

deep red
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Deciduous broadleaf
Winter blooms
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 



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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION
It is really funny to see that a plant, for an unknown reason, is suddenly labeled as POP plant, meaning currently IN FASHION (and what if no longer IN?? dig it out and call for Garden Vogue help to replace it with a new POP star?). Anyway, must say, there is something, and in fact quite a lot, about this witch hazel.

Its main feature are the flowers that appear in mid to late winter. They are spider-shaped with narrow petals. Diane bears the deepest red flowers, so far cultivated. They are fringe-like and flower on bare wood. They come out on the cold days of end January and keep blooming for 6 to sometimes 8 weeks!

Witch hazel is a beautiful shrub or a small tree of an open vase shape, growing to some 3-4m which is ideal for even a small garden. It is a cross of garden origin between Asian h.japonica and North American h.mollis.

Leaves are similar to hazel, but larger and turn golden yellow and orange in autumn. Do not prune older plants. Soil has to be acidic to neutral, moist but well drained. Witch hazels will not tolerate lime. Sunny location or light semi-shade is best. Fully hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5) but exposed sites are not recommended.

Last update 22-12-2008