A lovely Ozark witch hazel

 Our Ozark witch hazel, planted by the previous owner, is lovely right now.

The flowers are luminous towards sunset, as the light filters through the flowers.

I had thought originally that it was a Chinese witch hazel, but thanks to my blogging friend Janet (and now friend in person), have corrected that!

Ozark witch hazel --backlit by the setting sun

A closer view

And close up

 What a great plant!

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A lovely witch hazel

I'd thought that the glorious winter flowering witch hazel in front of our mountain house was a Chinese witch hazel, until reading my garden blogging friend Janet's post about Hamamelis vernalis (hmm, maybe it was on FB?).  I couldn't find the reference for a link -- but thanks, Janet, for pointing me in the right direction!

It was looking lovely last weekend, complete with flowers. It certainly seems to be  H. vernalis!

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