Sunday, January 07, 2007
Hamamelis Vernalis Autumn Embers
Actually, while I've tooted my garden horn about having snowdrops blooming in early January (a couple more have opened since yesterday), they are not the first thing to bloom; Hamamelis vernalis Autumn Embers has been blooming since right after Christmas. This shrub, the vernal (spring) witch hazel, is quite large when mature, and this particular cultivar was selected for its fall foliage color, which is deep burgundy with a glowing heart of fire. Its spring flowers to me are almost incongruous, as they are also autumn colors; orange and gold, and rather small. In normal winters, it blooms here in late February, if there are a few warmish, sunny days. Garden writers are always talking about stretching the garden season by planting more fall-blooming plants. Myself, I'll take plants that stretch to early spring or late winter. There's nothing like going out and whacking off a few branches of witch hazel flowers to bring inside on New Year's Eve. 
// posted by IBOY @ 2:23 PM 
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Sissy... it's to get down to zero, so probably ta-ta for this year.
Ki... it does, but it has to warm up a bit to really smell it.
Don
Ki... it does, but it has to warm up a bit to really smell it.
Don
Sissy... it's to get down to zero, so probably ta-ta for this year.
Ki... it does, but it has to warm up a bit to really smell it.
Don
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Ki... it does, but it has to warm up a bit to really smell it.
Don
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