In winter, the bare branches reveal immature buds which swell to redtinged, orange flowers that light up the coldest months. Witch hazel hamamelis x intermedia firecracker in the. Hamamelis intermedia feuerzauber or magic fire youtube. Hamamelis x intermedia firecracker ornamental trees ltd. This genus of 5 species of upright, spreading shrubs. Tolerant of a range of soils and ph but grows best in a moist, welldrained, slightly acidic soil, in full sun or partial shade. Hamamelis x intermedia sunburst witchhazel from pleasant run. Hamamelis x intermedia hybrids are crosses between japanese witch hazel h. We grow all of our witch hazels as single trunked small trees to 12 dianes red flowers come out in late winter. We offer the largest selection of witch hazel anywhere. Hamamelis x intermedia orange peel a fine, deeply coloured witch hazel hamamelis x intermedia orange peel above and below a fine specimen at the base of battleston hill at rhs wisley. Cottageinformal, beds and borders, low maintenance.
Hamamelis x intermedia magic fire feuerzauber from neil. Hamamelis x intermedia pallida witch hazel care plant. Jan 27, 2015 an eyecatching witch hazel, hamamelis x intermedia jelena has beautiful, copperorange coloured flowers in janfeb. Excellent scarlet and orange autumncoloured foliage. Firecracker witchhazel is a strong growing vase shaped shrub with copper orangered flowers. Witch hazel hamamelis x intermedia firecracker stock. The royal horticultural society is the uks leading gardening charity. These flowers are extremely attractive but unscented. Each flower consists of 4 ribbonlike, crinkled, strapshaped petals. Hamamelis x intermedia intermedia hybrid witchhazel small clusters of flowers, each 1 across, are composed of 12 23 long bright yellow straplike petals that open in late fall, lasting several weeks but hidden by the changing leaves. Hamamelis x intermedia amethyst hamamelis x intermedia angelly hamamelis x intermedia aurora hamamelis x intermedia barnstedt gold hamamelis x intermedia diana hamamelis x intermedia feurzauber hamamelis x intermedia firecracker hamamelis x intermedia gingerbread hamamelis x intermedia sunburst hamamelis x intermedia wisely. Includes hamamelis x intermedia hybrids, hamamelis virginiana and hamamelis vernalis. Plant database entry for witch hazel hamamelis x intermedia firecracker with 18 data details. Hamamelis x intermedia amethyst trees jackson area.
Feb 04, 2011 hamamelis intermedia feuerzauber is also known as hamamelis magic fire or hamamelis firecracker and is a stunning red witch hazel. Hamamelis x intermedia feuerzauber ashwood nurseries. Wikiversity has bloom time data for hamamelis x intermedia on the bloom. The summer foliage of witch hazel forms a simple backdrop for summer flowering perennials, before turning to vibrant shades of brilliant orange and red in autumn. Hamamelis, witch hazel hamamelis x intermedia firecracker. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 4 m ft tall and wide, with zigzagging stems and alternate, simple leaves 15 cm 6 in long, which turn. Jan 23, 2014 this wonderful group of off season blooming shrubs add color and fragrance to the landscape in the cold months. The sweetly scented, shaggy flowers of hamamelis intermedia arnold promise cling resiliently to its leafless twigs. Media in category hamamelis x intermedia the following 45 files are in this category, out of 45 total. Dense clusters of flowers with wavy, straplike petals blanket the bare branches of the dramatic, spreading form. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about hamamelis, witch hazel hamamelis x intermedia firecracker supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garde. Details feuerzauber is a stronggrowing shrub up to 3. Its latin name refers to its intermediate appearance between those two species. This is our freind andrew buntings favorite hamamelis.
Hamamelis x intermedia pallida witch hazel pallida will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 1020 years. Hamamelis x intermedia harry the teddington gardener. Hamamelis intermedia is the hybrid of a cross between hamamelis mollis china and hamamelis japonica japan. A lovely deciduous winter flowering shrub and regarded as one of the best red hamamelis. Hardy, this medium to large, vaseshaped, deciduous shrub enjoys dense clusters of fragrant, frostproof, bright sulphuryellow flowers in mid to late winter. An eyecatching witch hazel, hamamelis x intermedia jelena has beautiful, copperorange coloured flowers in janfeb. Hamamelis x intermedia feuerzauber witch hazel feuerzauber. The trial features 22 cultivars of hamamelis x intermedia, the hybrid witch hazels born from the cross between two species parents. We grow all of our witch hazels as single trunked small trees to 12 dianes red flowers come out in late. Choose from fall blooming hamamelis virginiana or winter blooming.
The fragrant flowers look their best after the leaves have fallen. Hamamelis intermedia feuerzauber is also known as hamamelis magic fire or hamamelis firecracker and is a stunning red witch hazel. Hamamelis x intermedia sunburst witchhazel from pleasant. Hamamelis x intermedia sunburst witchhazel sunburst witchhazel has large lemonyellow fragrant flowers in late winter and early spring and yellow fall foliage. The ripe fruit of hamamelis can be explosive, firing small black seeds up to 10m. The best antidote to winter is a planting of witch hazels.
Hardy, this medium to large, vaseshaped, deciduous shrub enjoys dense clusters of scented, copperred flowers in mid to late winter. Hamamelis are a small genus of flowering shrubs and trees, popular for their unusual vibrant spidery winter flowers that come in various shades of yellow, orange and red. It produces goodsized spiderlike flowers of brick red, tinged orange, with a sweet perfume, between december and march. See more ideas about witch hazel, shrubs and landscape. Hamamelis x intermedia feuerzauber from burncoose nurseries. Hamamelis x intermedia firecracker stock photo purchaselicenselabel.
Witch hazel hamamelis x intermedia firecracker in the witch hazels database. Witch hazel tree, specimen trees, small garden design, garden shrubs, winter flowers, types of soil, firecracker. Hamamelis x intermedia magic fire feuerzauber from. Genus hamamelis are deciduous shrubs with broadly ovate or rounded leaves, sometimes colouring well in autumn, and fragrant yellow to red flowers with 4 narrow petals, borne on the leafless branches in late winter and early spring, or in autumn. Hamamelis x intermedia diane hybrid witchhazel, hamamelis x intermedia firecracker hybrid witchhazel, hamamelis x intermedia orange beauty hybrid witchhazel, prunus sp. Fire cracker witchhazel blooms in mid to latewinter with coppery to redorange spiderlike flowers. Rich copperyorange flowers on this unusual shrub add blazing color to the winter landscape. Hamamelis x intermedia jelena witchhazel jelena witchhazel has copperorange fragrant flowers in late winter and yelloworange fall foliage. We love witch hazels for the color they bring to winter gardens and for their hardy, problemfree nature. Cultivation grow in moderately fertile, neutral or preferably slightly acidic soil which is welldrained but humusrich and moistureretentive in summer, in full sun or partial shade, in an open position with shelter from cold drying winds, and add mulch to conserve moisture. Plant in moist, freedraining soil in full sun or dappled shade, however too much shade will reduce flowering. In winter, the bare branches reveal immature buds which swell to red. Early flowering cherry, salix discolor pussy willow.
Find premium, highresolution stock photography at getty images. They are hardy in zones 5 to 8, although temperatures 15 degrees f can damage the flower buds. These hybrids are changing the outdated perception of witch hazels as twiggy, nonlandscapeworthy shrubs, with more flower. In late winter, the showy coppery red flowers are striking against a background of snow. Posted in witch hazels tagged firecracker, firecracker witch hazel, hamamelis firecracker leave a reply fire charm hamamelis fire charm posted on april 11, 2012 by admin. This large shrub small tree is available from deepdale trees as both a multistem and standard tree in a range of varieties. It is fairly upright in growth when young, becoming vaseshaped with maturity. Hamamelis x intermedia feuerzauber aka hamamelis x intermedia fire charm, hamamelis x intermedia firecracker, hamamelis x intermedia magic fire, witch hazel, fire charm witch hazel, feuerzauber witch hazel, magic fire witch hazel. Its flowers are only slightly fragrant and they come on a little later. Hamamelis x intermedia firecracker ornamental trees. View topquality stock photos of witch hazel firecracker. Choose from the following species and their cultivars as well as hybrids.
Evergreens and conifers for shade american conifer society. These are small trees growing to 15 20 feet high and wide with a rounded outline. Witch hazel diane hamamelis x intermedia diane university of. Hamamelis x intermedia firecracker red witch hazel trees. Hamamelis x intermedia bohljes feuerzauber is a vaseshaped, slow growing shrub with ascending branches. Family hamamelidaceae name status synonym get involved. Hamamelis x intermedia hybrids are crosses between japanese witch hazel. Prized for its profusion of sweetly fragrant flowers and its lovely fall colors, hamamelis x intermedia diane witch hazel is a very eyecatching winterflowering shrub. Its broad, green leaves turn a spectacular yelloworange in autumn before falling. Hamamelis x intermedia firecracker orangered winter flowering witch hazel plant. Hamamelis x intermedia fire blaze witch hazel hamamelis x intermedia firecracker japanese witch hazel. Hamamelis x intermedia firecracker february 25 hamamelis intermedia sunburst february 25 hamamelis rochester february 25 hamamelis intermedia primavera february 25 hamamelis vernalis march 3. Hamamelis vernalis vernal witchhazel this rounded and mediumsized witchhazel has early spring flowers that are quite fragrant, varying in color from yellow to orangish red.
Witch hazel firecracker highres stock photo getty images. The plant was not officially classified as x hamamelis until the turn of the century when this new line of asian witch hazels, not the native hamamelis, were brought into american gardens. Hamamelis x intermedia arnold promise sulfuryellow flowers are strongly and pungently fragrant, growth habit remains vased longer than most witchhazels, and fall color is an outstanding mixture of green, yellow, orange, and red, often occuring in horizontal rippled bands on the leaves as if painted on, with the foliage fully abscising to. Hamamelis mollis chinese witch hazel and hamamelis japonica japanese witch hazel. An interesting note from scott canning of wave hill is that winter leaf retention in witchhazels is a juvenile characteristic, and all hamamelis outgrow it after 8 or 10 years.
This site uses cookies to provide and improve your shopping experience. Witch hazel hamamelis x intermedia bernsteinwitch hazel hamamelis x intermedia birgitozark witchhazel hamamelis vernalis blue moonwitch hazel hamamelis x intermedia bonny brookwitch hazel hamamelis x intermedia boskoopwitch hazel hamamelis x intermedia brandiswitch hazel hamamelis japonica brentrychinese witch hazel hamamelis brevipetala. Hamamelis x intermedia magic fire feuerzauber characteristics. For the lightest yellow look at hamamelis x intermedia pallida and for the darkest red, look at diane. They are somewhat coarse, looselybranched, medium to large, deciduous shrubs that typically grow 1220 tall.
Hamamelis x intermedia arnold promise plants thompson. Hamamelis x intermedia jelena pleasant run nursery. Prized for its profusion of sweetly fragrant flowers and its lovely fall colors, hamamelis x intermedia diane witch hazel is a very eyecatching winterflowering. Plant near entries and patios, where their sweet fragrance can be enjoyed. Hamamelis witch hazel for sale at rarefind nursery. It produces goodsized spiderlike flowers of brick red, tinged orange, with. Hosta, astilbe, bleeding heart, perennial geranium, fern. Noted for its abundant flowering, the quality of its foliage and its pleasant fall colors, hamamelis x intermedia pallida is one of the most popular hybrid witch hazels and one of the finest winterflowering shrubs. The american witch hazels were so named because they were used as dowsing rods by colonials who could not obtain the wood of their english hazel in the. Lhamamelis x intermedia feuerzauber est une variete horticole obtenue en allemagne vers 1958. In autumn, the shrub lights up again as its matte green leaves turn fiery shades of red and yellow. The granddaddy of them is the chinese witch hazel tree hamamelis mollis. Horsepunchkid via photopin cc hamamelis x intermedia diane flowers. Fragrant coppery red threadlike flowers in late winter.