{"product_id":"hamamelis-virginiana-witch-hazel-qt","title":"Hamamelis virginiana (Witch Hazel) - QT","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommon Witch Hazel is an architecturally pleasing, large multi-stemmed shrub or small, spreading tree that is native to the eastern half of North America. It has a unique habit with a narrow base and crooked, ascending, spreading branches that form an open crown. The twigs have a zigzagging pattern, to which the fragrant, yellow, strap-like flowers cling during their fall bloom. The leaves are beautifully golden at this time, and the previous year’s fruit capsules will be brown and mature beside the fresh flowers. This is a distinctive, adaptable plant worthy of any landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommon Witch Hazel prefers a moist site with slightly acidic soil and partial sun. It is able to tolerate drier conditions, or full shade with reduced flowering, or full sun with consistent moisture, which will enhance flowering at the cost of some leaf scorch. It is versatile in its placement in the landscape, offering a long season of interest as a single specimen, in the shrub border or hedge, or in a naturalized area.\u003cbr\u003eThe late-season flowers provide crucial pollen and nectar to hungry insect visitors, and the seed feeds many bird species throughout fall and winter. It is host to the Witch Hazel Dagger Moth, which perfectly matches the bark, and at least 60 other species of Lepidoptera, which provide a buffet of food for insectivorous birds and nestlings throughout the growing season.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources:\u003cbr\u003eNative Trees, Shrubs, \u0026amp; Vines by William Cullina\u003cbr\u003eManual of Woody Landscape Plants by Michael A. Dirr\u003cbr\u003eMidwestern Native Shrubs and Trees by Charlotte Adelman \u0026amp; Bernard L. Schwartz\u003cbr\u003eMissouri Botanical Garden\u003cbr\u003eLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center\u003cbr\u003eIllinois Wildflowers\u003cbr\u003eThe Morton Arboretum\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scioto Gardens Native Plant Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48078455570673,"sku":"HamVirProdQT","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/7092\/9905\/files\/b8ebb356-5c68-4b53-a721-86fe0634de0b_87999166-607e-4704-acaf-1a9c21b3301b.jpg?v=1776971153","url":"https:\/\/scioto-gardens-native-plant-nursery.myshopify.com\/products\/hamamelis-virginiana-witch-hazel-qt","provider":"Scioto Gardens Native Plant Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}