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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Provides winter interest

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Common names
  • Chinese Witch Hazel
  • Witch Hazel

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Location: sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Date: 2024-02-09
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Sarah P Duke Gardens   Durham, North Carolina
Date: late February
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-01-27
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-03-30
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-05

Date: 2012-02-07
This variety blooms later than Jelena the orange peal blooming va
Location: Sun zone 6
Date: 2012-02-07
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2016-02-07
Location: Sun zone 6
Date: 2012-02-07
Wisley Supreme
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-07

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