Plant Profile: Spanish Broom (Genista hispanica)
Karen Also known as Spanish gorse, or anlaga, this deciduous shrub is native to southern France and northern Spain where it grows in scrub on open rocky hills. It is a…
Plant Profile: Lydian Woodwaxen (Genista lydia)
Native to the Balkans, Turkey and Syria, this low growing shrub is evergreen in areas with warm winters and deciduous in areas with cold winters. It is a member of…
Plant Profile: Nepalese Paper Plant (Daphne bholua)
Growing at altitudes of 5,5000-12,500′ in the Himalayas and neighboring mountain ranges from Nepal to southern China, this flowering shrub tends to be evergreen at lower elevations and deciduous at…
Plant Profile: Common Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Also called American witch hazel and beadwood, this deciduous shrub or small tree is native to woodland margins and stream banks of eastern North America from from Canada to Mexico…
Plant Profile: Daphne x burkwoodii
This semi evergreen to deciduous shrub is the result of a cross between D. caucasica and D. cneorum and is a member of the Thymelaeaceae, a plant family of just…
Plant Profile: Hybrid Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia)
This deciduous shrub or small tree is the result of a cross between H. mollis and H. japonica and is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelis, that also…
Plant Profile: Winter Daphne (Daphne odora)
Native to southern China, Vietnam and Taiwan, this broadleaf evergreen shrub is a member of the Thymelaeaceae, a plant family of just under 900 species, most of which are unfamiliar…
Plant Profile: Chinese Witch Hazel (Hamamelis mollis)
Native to forests and thickets in southeastern and southwestern China, this deciduous shrub or small tree is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes loropetalum, fothergill,…
Plant Profile: Japanese Witch Hazel (Hamamelis japonica)
Native to mountainous areas of Japan, this deciduous shrub or small tree is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes loropetalum, fothergill, and winter hazel. The…
Plant Profile: Veitch’s Winter Hazel (Corylopsis veitchiana)
This deciduous shrub or small tree is native to mountainous areas of central China and is a member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, that also includes lorpetalum and fothergill.…