This post will be part Philadelphia Flower Show and part not. I want to shlow you a couple of witch hazel relatives, and the native shrub.
I'll start with one from the Flower Show that I wasn't familiar with. This is Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena.' It's a cultivar with reddish flowers, but it's still recognizable as a witch hazel. It's the ragged pom-poms, not the maroon hellebore that is also in the picture.
But I learned something new this year. The very popular 'Mt. Airy' Fothergilla is a witch hazel relative. Fothergilla is a genus in the Family Hamamelidoideae, as is Hamamelis. Fothergilla bloom in the spring (witch hazel in the fall). The exact name of this cultivar is Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy.'
Here are the flowers a little closer. Mt. Airy has won the highest honor from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Just as a reminder, here is a native witch hazel. It grows as a small tree/large shrub with many stems in a copse. It has yellow flowers in fall. Here is one blooming locally in 2012.
I did pretty well with my work lists today, and had a meeting in the evening. The meeting involved a little walking, so I did get in a short COLD stroll!
Miles walked in 2026: 117.5
Mason County fairgrounds: 1.6 miles
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