Hamamelis x Westerstede - Pb18/Pb28

Better known as Witch Hazel. Hamamelis x intermedia hybrids are a cross between H. japonica (Japanese witch hazel) and H. mollis (Chinese witch hazel). Produces sweetly fragrant, pale lemon-yellow flowers from late winter to spring. Can be grown in either full sun or partial shade in average type soils that are moist but free-draining. May grow to between 3.5m and 4.5m both in height and width. A hardy, deciduous shrub with foliage that provides good autumn colour.

Hamamelis x intermedia hybrids are a cross between H. japonica (Japanese witch hazel) and H. mollis (Chinese witch hazel). Their best feature is that they are the first shrubs to bloom in the garden. The bright yellow blooms of Westerstede appear during late winter when you are just looking for a sign that the gardening season is soon to begin. - See more at: http://www.everchanginggarden.ca/myplants/2011/11/03/hamamelis-x-intermedia-westerstede-witch-hazel/#sthash.DbIVAkCh.dpuf