Orange Peel Japanese witch hazel
Hamamelis intermedia 'Orange Peel'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 10 feet tall8 to 10 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow-orange petals
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Orange Peel' Japanese witch hazel (Hamamelis intermedia 'Orange Peel') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its fragrant, yellow-orange flowers open in winter and early spring, and the leaves color in fall. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows 94 to 122 inches tall and wide, so give it room.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Common snowdrop, Snow crocus, and Ivy-leaved cyclamen.