Taxon

Hamamelis × intermedia 'Candlelight Vigil'

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Common name: Candlelit Vigil 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: An underpublicized and little-known cultivar selected and introduced by Hamamelis leader Tim Brotzman. 'Candlelight Vigil' offers up memorable vibrant yellow blooms with good fragrance in early spring, at a time when most other selections have moved beyond their flowering cycle. Named in remembrance of the students lost and injured in the Chardon, OH school shooting.

Locations

  • 1: HAM: AW08 (AW08) • Accession: D2019-0159.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HAM: AX09 (AX09) • Accession: D2019-0159.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: HAM: AY09 (AY09) • Accession: D2019-0159.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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