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} Plant Profile: Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena'
'Jelena' Witch Hazel cultivar parent plant is an artificial hybrid between H. japonica and H. mollis. 'Jelena' is upright or spreading with ascending branches. It will reach a height of 8 to 12 feet eventually but it will take a long time to grow. Unusual winter flowers that have a sweet fragrance and showy copper color are one of the main reasons for planting this shrub but it also offers beautiful green leaves in the summer and spring and spectacular fall color providing year-round interest.
Use this plant as a specimen planted in a shrub border, as a hedge or screen, in a woodland or winter garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Caterpillars, Japanese beetles, leaf gall aphids, weevils, scale, leafroller, leafminer are occasional insect pests. Powdery mildew, occasional leaf spots, and rots are diseases to watch for.
More information on Hamamelis x intermedia.
Copper Beauty Witch Hazel, Jelena Witch Hazel, Witch Hazel
Corylus americana
Hazelnut is a deciduous shrub that may grow 9 to 12 feet tall. It can be found naturally in rocky woodlands, forests, and thickets. The leaves are alternate with a double-toothed margin and hairy stem. The bark is gray-brown and smooth with a criss-cross netted pattern. Light brown, male flowers and red, female stigma and styles mature in early spring. The shrub produces a 1/2-inch brown nut that is enclosed in a hairy, leaf-like husk with ragged edges. Nuts are edible at maturity in the fall.
Seasons of Interest:
Leaf: Fall Blooms: Winter/early spring Nut/Fruit/Seed: Late summer/fall
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious insect or disease problems: Can be visited by scale, leafhoppers and various foliage-eating caterpillars. Has occasional problems with leaf spots, blight, and crown gall. This plant suffers damage from deer
American Hazelnut, Hazelnut
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Hibiscus 'Fireball'
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Fireball Hibiscus, Hardy Mallow
Hibiscus \ ‘Fireball’ PPAF \ Malvaceae
Rhaphiolepis x delacourii
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Rhaphiolepis \ \ Rosaceae
Zinnia elegans
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Common Zinnia, Zinnia
Zinnia \ elegans \ Asteraceae
Acer cissifolium
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Ivy-Leafed Maple, Ivyleaf Maple, Ivy-Leaved Maple, Vine-Leafed Maple, Vineleaf Maple, Vine-Leaved Maple
Acer \ cissifolium \ Sapindaceae
Pilea microphylla
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Artillery Plant, Pilea Mucosa
Pilea \ microphylla \ Urticaceae
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