General: A dense rounded shrub that varies in form. Branches are low and bend upward to form a broad, rounded outline. Suckers to form large colonies. Grows 6-10’ high with a greater spread.

Leaves: Alternate, simple and obovate, 2-5” long. New growth is bronze to red purple,  maturing to dark green in the summer and changing to golden yellow in the fall.

Flowers:  Vary from yellow to red and about 1” across. Each flower has roughly 4 petals that are each ½” long. Usually, the inner surface is red and the petals are yellow, but some plants are a solid orange, yellow, or red. Flowers are very fragrant and persist from January through March

Fruit: Green-yellow to brown capsule holding black seeds. September to October.

Attributes:  A hardy and durable shrub that’s great for screens and hedges, especially with its yellow fall color. Extraordinary and unique with its winter bloom date and unusual flowers.

General: A small tree or large shrub with large crooked spreading branches that form an irregular, rounded, spreading crown. Grows 20-30’ with similar spread.

Leaves: Alternate and simple 3-6” long, obovate. Medium green color in the summer changing to a brilliant yellow in the fall.

Flowers: Bright yellow fragrant flowers each with 4 crinkly ribbon shaped petals ½ to 2/3” long. Flowers hug shrub stems and bloom from October through December either after leaf drop or during fall coloring of the leaves.

Fruit: Greenish seed capsules ½” long that become woody with age and mature to a light brown.  

Attributes:  Useful for shrub borders, woodland gardens, and naturalized areas as screens or tall hedges.

Hamamelis Bloom Data 2022