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Hamamelidaceae
Chinese Witch Hazel
Hamamelis mollis
Mystical protection.
- Family
- Hamamelidaceae
- Genus
- Hamamelis
- Native to
- Central China
- Bloom season
- Winter
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 8-15 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, acidic, well-drained soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Chinese witch hazel blooms in the dead of winter, with fragrant, spidery flowers appearing on bare branches even in snow.
- The name 'witch hazel' likely derives from the Old English 'wych,' meaning pliable, not from anything related to witchcraft.
- The seed capsules explosively eject seeds up to 30 feet away from the parent plant when ripe.
- Ernest Henry Wilson collected the first specimens for Western cultivation during his plant-hunting expeditions to China around 1907.
- The ribbon-like petals can curl inward during extreme cold to protect themselves, then unfurl again when temperatures rise.
Color meanings
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enchantment
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hope in darkness