Hamamelis x intermedia 'Carmine Red' ~ Carmine Red Witch Hazel attractive-bark IMAGE: Deborah Pickett

IMAGE: Deborah Pickett

Abundant blooms of saturated royal blue flowers with darker centers and contrasting yellow eyes last from spring until the first frost

COMPANION PLANTS:  Clethra

IMAGES: Charles de Mille-Isles from Mille-Isles

large oak-like leaves that turns brick red in fall

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Carmine Red' ~ Carmine Red Witch Hazel attractive-bark IMAGE: Deborah PickettCarmine Red Witch Hazel is a vase shaped deciduous shrub with broad deep green leaves that emerges bright green with maroon margins and turns buttery yellow, orange, or red in fall. Fragrant clusters of branch hugging fiery pink red to red flowers with ribbon petals bloom from late winter into spring before the foliage emerges. Best bloom in full sun and moist, acidic, well drained soils. Type: Shrub Origins: H. japonica and H. mollis Hybrid Height: