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Hamamelis × intermedia 'Antoine Kort'
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Common name:
Antoine Kort hybrid witch-hazel
Family:
Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Hamamelis japonica × H. mollis
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
A vigorously growing medium to large, deciduous shrub, reaching 10' tall and 15' wide. In late winter, curled and twisted, strap-shaped petals open in a good, bright red, with contrasting purple calyx, having a fairly strong, sweet fragrance. Leaves are alternate, simple, purple flushed in spring turning glossy dark green in summer. In fall leaves turn yellow and orange. An excellent specimen for the winter landscape.
Locations
1:
• Accession: D2018-0215.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HAM: AW07
(AW07)
• Accession: D2018-0215.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
HAM: AZ09
(AZ09)
• Accession: D2018-0215.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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