Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'
Garden Plant Information

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'

 

Name

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (also called witch hazel 'Diane')

Genus  

Hamamelis

Species

x intermedia

Cultivar/variety

'Diane'

General description

Broad-crowned, deciduous shrub grown for richly coloured, fragrant, ribbon-like flowers and good autumn tints. Good for cutting, mixed borders, low maintenance,

Season of interest

Flowers in winter, foliage in summer and  autumn.

Key horticultural features

  1. Habit - open and vase-shaped. H&S: 4m.

  2. Stems - round, greyish-brown with a metallic tint.

  3. Leaves - alternate, broadly ovate, mid-green in summer turning red and yellow in autumn. They open after the flowers.

  4. Flowers - clusters of sweetly scented flowers hold petals resembling short, crumpled, ribbons in a rich, deep red-orange, with yellow stamens. Flowers appear on bare branches. A horned capsule containing two shiny black seeds follows flowering.

Cultural details

Aspect

Full sun to partial shade in an open but not exposed site..

Soil

Acid to neutral, in clay, loam or sand. Moist but well drained. Will grow in deep humus-soil over chalk.

Hardiness

Hardy.

Maintenance

Little needed, prune in spring to remove any crossing, dead or diseased branches. Mulch well afterwards with manure or compost.

 

Generally pest free but may be affected by coral spot.

Propagation

Sow seed as soon as it is ripe, though cultivars will not come true. Graft cultivars in late winter or bud in late summer.