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Hamamelis japonica f. flavopurpurascens
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Common name:
red Japanese witch-hazel
Family:
Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Synonym:
Hamamelis flavopurpurascens, Hamamelis japonica 'Flavo-purpurascens', Hamamelis japonica var. discolor
Distribution:
Species native to Japan
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
An upright deciduous flowering shrub that will mature to around 10' tall and nearly as wide, but is noticeably slower growing than hybrid selections. Unfolding leaves are attractively red tinted and later appear dark green until turning yellow in autumn. In March pale yellow, faintly scented flowers have a deep maroon-red base. Overall produces a red-yellow bicolor effect.
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JPG: AZ19
(AZ19)
• Accession: D2014-0056.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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