The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Camp Shelby witch-hazel, Mississippi witch-hazel, Leonard's witch-hazel

Family: Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family)

Distribution: United States (Mississippi)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

NatureServe Rank: G2 - Imperiled

Comments: A rare occurrence indeed when in 2004 a new species of woody plant was discovered in the southern United States! This large leaved, winter flowering, deciduous shrub has flowers in shades of red and leaves much larger than our common witch-hazel. Site in loamy, moist soil with overhead canopy for shade.