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Girard's Orange Hybrid Witch Hazel
Thin, twisted yellow petals shade to deep orange at the base of the flowers on Girard's Orange witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Girard's Orange'), a spreading, deciduous shrub known for flowering at the first warm spell (during a January thaw for instance) or immediately after winter ends. Tolerant of a wide range of soils and light levels, it needs moisture-retentive soils and protection from dry winds. Place this plant in the landscape so that a dark background behind it can accentuate the flowers.
This cultivar is only one of dozens created by the hybridization of Hamamelis japonica (native to Japan) and Hamamelis mollis (native to western China). Witch hazel flowers have a spicy scent once popular in men's aftershave.