Witch Hazel Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Witch Hazel:
Previously known as:
- Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Copper Beauty’.
- Phonetic Spelling
- ham-ah-MAY-lis in-ter-MEE-dee-uh
- Description
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'Jelena' Witch Hazel cultivar parent plant is an artificial hybrid between H. japonica and H. mollis. 'Jelena' is upright or spreading with ascending branches. It will reach a height of 8 to 12 feet eventually but it will take a long time to grow. Unusual winter flowers that have a sweet fragrance and showy copper color are one of the main reasons for planting this shrub but it also offers beautiful green leaves in the summer and spring and spectacular fall color providing year-round interest.
Use this plant as a specimen planted in a shrub border, as a hedge or screen, in a woodland or winter garden. The shrub will tolerate pruning, but keep in mind that flowers will appear on old growth.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Caterpillars, Japanese beetles, leaf gall aphids, weevils, scale, leafroller, leafminer are occasional insect pests. Powdery mildew, occasional leaf spots, and rots are diseases to watch for.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Hamamelis
- Family:
- Hamamelidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Ascending
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Winter
- Flower Shape:
- Cross
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Strappy 4 petaled copper flowers 1" across appear in axillary clusters along the stems February-March and have a sweet fragrance. The petals are narrow and have a crinkly ribbon appearance and actually are a combination of red at the base, orange through the center and yellow at the ends.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Green oval simple leaves up to 6" long turn an attractive orange-red color in the fall.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Garden for the Blind
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Erosion
