 | | | Perennials for Sun or Part Shade: Witch hazel (Hamamelis) Hamamelis are an excellent source of pollen for honey bees in the very early spring. Witch hazel flowers come in a dazzling array of of fragrant frost resistant colours. They look wonderfully exotic as specimen trees, flowering on bare wood, and have a sweet scent. They are happy in sun or semi-shade, and prefer neutral to acid soils. The Witch Hazel came from America; early settlers used its branches for water divining as they had done Hazel branches in Britain. All the varieties we sell have the RHS AGM and are supplied as larger plants.
Varieties:
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane': deep bronze/red flowers
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena': orange/red flowers
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida': sulphur yellow, sweet scent
Hamamelis mollis: citron yellow, highly scented
If we cannot find exactly the variety you would like in the nursery at the moment and we can find a very close alternative, we hope it is acceptable to supply it in lieu. Before we do so, however, we will ask you if you would be happy to accept a substitute.
Flowers: December-February
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, non alkaline
Supplier: Burncoose Nurseries
We donate half of our profit on sales of Witch Hazel to The British Beekeepers' Association
Please note: there is a minimum overall order size of £50.
Our nectar and pollen plants have been chosen in association with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, British Beekeepers’ Association and Butterfly Conservation, who benefit from any sales. Please also see our wildflower and grass seed mixes, which include a Bumblebee mix, Pollen and Nectar Mix and Butterfly and Moth Wildflower Mix. We sell a number of plants in this section which provide important late and early nectar and pollen, for which also see our bulbs and non-native trees.
For butterflies, although you will find some nectar plants in this section which are also food plants for caterpillars, you will find many more in wildflower plugs, wildflower seeds, and native trees and shrubs.
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