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Key characteristics

Family: Hamamelidaceae
Height: 10 to 15 feet
Width: 10 to 15 feet
Flower color: Coppery-orange to reddish-orange
Foliage color: Medium to dark green
Bloom time: Late winter
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Average
Maintenance: Low-maintenance
Growing zone: USDA Zones 5 to 9
Wildlife: Hummingbirds

Shrubs

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’

Jelena Witch Hazel

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' is a deciduous shrub celebrated for its striking coppery-orange to reddish-orange flowers that bloom in late winter to early spring before the foliage emerges, with this fragrant display lasting several weeks and adding color to the winter landscape. With an open, spreading habit and gracefully arching branches, it has an attractive silhouette even when not in bloom.

Its broad, oval-shaped leaves are medium to dark green during the growing season, turning shades of yellow or orange in fall before dropping.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Average

Bloom time

Late winter

Find this plant

Works well in

Sun Gardens
Fragrant Gardens
Winter Interest
Woodland Gardens

Companion plants

Spirea · Feather reed grass · Catmint · Shasta daisy · Candytuft · Ornamental onion

Design tip

The open, spreading habit and gracefully arching branches give ‘Jelena’ an attractive natural silhouette. Allow plenty of room around the shrub so its branching structure remains visible, particularly when the coppery-orange flowers cover the bare stems in winter.