Witch Hazel 'Aphrodite'

Product information "Witch Hazel 'Aphrodite'"

Hamamelis intermedia 'Aphrodite' blooms in January and February, and bears bright orange-red flowers with curled petals. In sunny weather these give off a pleasantly sweet fragrance. 'Aphrodite' is a Dutch cultivar, like all H. intermedia it is a cross between Hamamelis mollis and Hamamelis japonica. With its bright flowers it is especially effective against dark evergreen plants such as yew hedges.
 
Short description of Hamamelis intermedia 'Aphrodite'

Growth: Upright, protruding, open, densely branched, funnel-shaped growth.
Leaves: 10 to 15 cm long and with serrated, attractive autumn colouring intensive yellow to orange
Flowers: flowers before leaves shoot, very large (3 cm), in large clusters, ribbon-shaped narrow petals, January, orange-red
Size: approx. 2.5-3.5m high and 1.5m wide
Location: Sunny, semi-shade
Soil: Freshly moist, nutrient-rich cultivated garden soil, tolerates drought rather poorly.
Properties: undemanding shrub, attractive solitary shrub.
Use: solitaire, group, containers
Special features: extremely hardy, valuable winter bloomer

• Flowering Period January, February
• Final height 2m to 4m
• Final width 100cm to 160cm
• Available February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
• Fragrance slightly scented
• Use beds/borders, for containers, for group plantings, as a specimen plant
• Hardiness hardy
• Soil moist, dry, moderately heavy, light, slightly alkaline, neutral, acidic, slightly acidic
• Location partial shade, full sun
• Flower Colour red, orange
• Leaf Colour green

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