Ozark Witch Hazel
Hamamelis vernalis
Ozark witch hazel unfurls fragrant, ribbon-petaled yellow-to-red flowers in the depths of winter, scenting the cold air when nothing else blooms. A suckering streambank shrub with golden fall color.
- Family
- Hamamelidaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–10 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- January, February, March, December
- Bloom colors
- red, orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~63 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AR, MO, OK, TX