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There’s plenty of wonderful winter flowering shrubs, some of which also have a beautiful perfume, to keep the garden lively throughout the winter.

Latin name

Hamamelis

Common name

Witch hazel

Type of plant

Shrub

Hardiness

Hardy

Flower colour

Yellow to red

Leaf colour

Mid-green turning yellow in autumn

Height and spread

4m x 4m (13.1ft x 13.1ft)

Description

These handsome shrubs work hard for their place in the garden. In autumn their leaves produce colourful displays as they fall, then in winter the bare branches are covered with fragrant, spidery flowers.

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Autumn berries and fruit

Autumn seed-heads
Winter evergreens
Winter bark and stems
Winter flowers

Hamamelis, Witch hazel

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