Hamamelis × intermedia, the hybrid witch hazel, is a flowering plant in the family Hamamelidaceae. It is a hybrid of garden origin between H. japonica and H. mollis.[1] Its Latin name refers to its intermediate appearance between those two species.[2]
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| 'Diane' in bloom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Genus: | Hamamelis |
| Species: | H. × intermedia
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| Binomial name | |
| Hamamelis × intermedia Rehder
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It is a deciduous shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and wide, with zig-zagging stems and alternate, simple leaves 15 cm (6 in) long, which turn yellow in autumn. The yellow, orange or red flowers with twisted petals appear on bare stems in midwinter through early spring.[3]
Numerous cultivars have been developed, many of them prized as garden subjects. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-[4]
Gallery
edit- Blooming Hamamelis × intermedia cultivars
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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Angelly'
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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Aphrodite'
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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Harry'
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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Pallida'
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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Rubin'
References
edit- ^ "Hamamelis intermedia". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 45. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Angelly'". Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Aphrodite'". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'". Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Aurora'". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Barmstedt Gold'". Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'". Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Frederic'". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Harry'". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'". Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Pallida'". Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Buchan, Ursula. "How to grow: Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida'". Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Robert'". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Hamamelis × intermedia 'Rubin'". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Hamamelis × intermedia". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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