Audubon Native Vernal Witchhazel – #3 Container 2-3 Feet

Description

The National Audubon Society presents a new line of native plants and trees that helps birds and wildlife thrive in your area! Winter blooming Audubon® Native Vernal Witchhazel (Hamamelis vernalis), also called Ozark Witch Hazel, kicks things off with its funny little yellow, peach, or brick-red flowers! The first blooms of the year on any native plant in most of the eastern U.S.

A must-have for the pollinator garden, as it offers something to the earliest-emerging insects looking for nectar. You’ve never seen anything like them! On mild days the flowers even give off a gentle, spicy-sweet scent.

The new foliage is an attractive bronzy-red color that matures to dark green. It turns a rich buttery yellow to golden yellow in fall. Feeding many species of caterpillars, it’s great for insectivorous songbirds, that eat the maturing fruit and seeds too. Attract Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Wrens, Sparrows, Thrushes, Orioles, Finches, Mockingbirds, Thrashers and Vireos.

Planting and Application:

Dense and bushy enough as naturalized thickets, hedgerows, privacy screenings, and property definition. They seem to glow in the landscape, with absolutely stunning bright fall color on the lovely leaves. It can tolerate low, wet spots in the landscape. They are magnificent along a pond or plant them in mass to prevent erosion along creekbanks.

It can be grown as a large shrub or trained into a small tree form by removing the lowest limbs to raise the canopy. Tree-form Hazels make wonderful specimen plants. If you have a shady side yard, try one at the corner of your house as an interesting focal point.

• Great Fall Color
• Naturalized Thickets, Hedgerows, Screening u0026amp; Privacy
• Tree-Form or Shrub
• Attracts, shelters u0026amp; Feeds Migratory u0026amp; Local Songbirds
• Caterpillar Host Plant

ProPlantTips for Care:

Witchhazel does fine in full sun, but really does best in full shade or partial shade. Give it a moderate amount of water regularly. They enjoy even moisture, and it’s important not to let it dry out.

• Moderately Moist Soils u0026amp; Tolerates Clay
• Seldom Severely Damaged by Deer
• Mulch Well
• Pruning in Early Spring After Flowering

Winter blossoms will delight you and your backyard pollinators! A fabulous native shrub, The Audubon® Native Vernal Witchhazel adds a mystique and charm to your landscape! Order yours today at NatureHills.com for your wildlife!

Audubon® Plant Information

Bird-Friendly native trees and plants provide food and shelter for local and migrating birds, as well as other wildlife. By purchasing and planting native flora, you will support Audubon’s conservation mission and impact, while helping birds and wildlife thrive!

• Grown Without Neonicotinoids
• Audubon® is Licensed u0026amp; Registered to the National Audubon Society
• May Not Be Available in Non-Native Regions, States or Countries – Check Here
• Audubon® Native Plants u0026amp; Trees are Exclusively Grown by Bower u0026amp; Branch