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
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–10 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- January, February, March
- Bloom colors
- yellow, orange, red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~63 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden, erosion control
- Native states
- AR, IL, MO, OK