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Trond, The three photos of H. virginiana were taken in November. The shrubs begins bloom in October, before the leaves finish falling, and continue until temperatures go below about -7C (20F). When the thermometer reads between -2 and -7C (28-20F), flowers shrivel, but rehydrate when the temperature warms.
Quote from: Hoy on January 21, 2012, 08:24:40 AMOlga, is your picture taken today?No. October, 6, 2009.
Olga, is your picture taken today?
Thanks Wasn't that early for that one?
About costs. I bought one Hamamelis from Esveld nurseryhttp://www.esveld.nl/planten.php?categorie=heesters&letter=h&group=hamamelis&ppagina=1It was not more expensive than most of other plants. Unfortunately I received another plant. Instead of ruby kind of H. vernalis I received yellow flowered H. x intermedia which is not hardy enough here.
And they say it is in every Slovenian...Wonderful photograph, zvone!
Olga - If you like vernalis then you shoulkd also try H. vernalis 'Lombart's Weeping'. It is very difficult to place and not the showiest but if you have a high wall that you could plant it atop and then could walk through the flowers.
Quote from: johnw on January 22, 2012, 02:35:56 PMZvone, thanks for fresh images! You bring me a spring when -20C.Thanks Olga!I am glad, that he is such! But I am an amateur in comparison to you. Every your photograph is work of art.Really thank you for your wonderful photographs.Best regards! Zvone
Zvone, thanks for fresh images! You bring me a spring when -20C.
Göte, witch hazels are very rare here. I don't know anybody grow them. Only botanic gardens. According to their experience only species H. virginiana and H. vernalis are hardy here. They even produce fertile seeds. No any data on garden kinds. My plants are too young. Small H. virginiana and H. vernalis grows well but the one I received from Esveld suffers from frost every winter. I like their smell. May be this time of year any flower smell is a miracle even if it's strange.
Quote from: Olga Bondareva on January 23, 2012, 06:34:29 AMGöte, witch hazels are very rare here. I don't know anybody grow them. Only botanic gardens. According to their experience only species H. virginiana and H. vernalis are hardy here. They even produce fertile seeds. No any data on garden kinds. My plants are too young. Small H. virginiana and H. vernalis grows well but the one I received from Esveld suffers from frost every winter. I like their smell. May be this time of year any flower smell is a miracle even if it's strange. Thank you Olga,It is a pity that they are not hardier. I will try to plant vernalis in the spring I have found a source here in Sweden.Göte