Chinese witch hazel

Hamamelis mollis

  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Chinese witch hazel
  • Flower name
    Chinese witch hazel
  • Scientific name
    Hamamelis mollis
  • AliasHamamelis, 支那満作, ハマメリス, Hamamelis mollis, Witch Hazel, Chinese witch hazel, 金楼梅
  • Place of originChina
  • Place of floweringBotanical Gardens
  • Flowering seasonJanuary, February, March
  • Language of flowersThe return of happiness

What is Chinese witch hazel

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Chinese witch hazel (Scientific name: Hamamelis mollis) is native to China, and it is a cold-resistant deciduous broad leaved shrub and small tree of the family Hamamelidaceae. Early spring, leaving a large brown dead leaf of the previous year, before it leaves the new leaves have strong fragrance, string-like flowers blooming with golden color makes bloom. "Mansaku (Scientific name: Hamamelis japonica)" in Japan blooms quickly in spring, and Chinese witch hazel makes bloom about a month before that.

Flowers in the genus hamamelis in the vivid flower petal is long and Red at the base of the flower. Leaves are soft hairs on the top of the larger Witch Hazel leaves, obovate leaves and petioles and have grayish-white downy on the underside. The ornamental garden tree. Flower name comes from the Witch Hazel blooming flowers, Cup, the image of a "bumper harvest" and the spring prior to the other which comes from 'first bloom' species it came from China so was named. White Witch Hazel and the petals are loropetalum (Tokiwa met production, scientific name:Loropetalum chinense, aka: 10,000 white Edition Witch Hazel), red petals " benivanatokiwamamsaku , scientific name:Loropetalum chinese var. rubra, also known as: red flower Edition witch ", etc. of varieties there are.

General name: Chinese witch hazel, scientific name:hymymelis mollis , aka: Witch Hazel, Sinamansaku, origin: China, living type: hardy deciduous broad-leaved shrubs and small trees, tree height: 3-9 m, leaves: alternate, leaf shape: ovoid (root is heart), leaf condition: soft hair Leaf length: 8 to 15 cm, Petiole: 0.5 to 1 cm, side vein: 5 to 6 pairs, leaf length: 5 to 6 pairs, Flower color: golden (petal), red (base), flower shape: linear, petal length: 1.5 to 2.0 cm, flowering period: January to March, fruit type: fruit, number of seeds: 2.


  • Order
    Saxifragales
  • Family
    Hamamelidaceae
  • Genus
    Hamamelis
  • Species
    H. mollis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Spikelet inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Mask-like corolla
  • Leaf type
    Oval
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeDeciduous small trees
  • Flower colorsYellow
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height300.0 ~ 900.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.5 ~ 2.0 cm

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