{"product_id":"hamamelis-x-intermedia-pallida-witch-hazel","title":"Pallida Witch Hazel - Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pallida’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePallida Witch Hazel - Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pallida’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the depths of winter, on bare grey branches, ‘Pallida’ opens crowded clusters of clear sulphur-yellow ribbon petals with a sweet, carrying fragrance. It is widely regarded as the benchmark yellow witch hazel, and the pale flower colour shows up in dull winter light far better than the coppery red cultivars do. \u003cem\u003eHamamelis\u003c\/em\u003e x \u003cem\u003eintermedia\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Pallida’ needs a genuinely cool climate to perform, so it belongs in Tasmania, the Victorian and New South Wales highlands, the Adelaide Hills and similar districts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Pallida\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMidwinter Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers on leafless wood in the coldest weeks, when almost nothing else in a cool-climate garden is in bloom.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: A clean sweet scent that carries several metres on still winter air.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Visibility\u003c\/strong\u003e: The pale sulphur yellow reads clearly against dark backgrounds and low winter light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Broad hazel-like leaves turn butter yellow before falling, giving a second season of interest.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVase Shaped Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: An open, spreading, layered branch structure that looks deliberate even when bare.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Garden Focus\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sited where it can be seen and smelled from a door or window in July and August.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoodland Edge Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown under high deciduous canopy with hellebores, snowdrops and ferns beneath.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Shrub Border\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides structure and out-of-season flower in highland and Tasmanian gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCutting Material\u003c\/strong\u003e: A few stems brought inside will scent a room for days.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or late winter while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cool, deep, humus-rich, moisture-retentive soil that is acidic to neutral and free draining; it dislikes alkaline, shallow or dry soils\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the root zone consistently moist through the first three summers, because drought stress in February shows up as poor flowering the following winter. Mulch thickly with leaf mould or composted bark, and rub out any suckers that appear below the graft union so the rootstock does not take over.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun in cool districts, or dappled shade in warmer areas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid; the parent species come from Japan and China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale sulphur yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795356844318,"sku":"ND-0919-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/UkM91jgEFzgS5hvOFQ1Zz_SBdYeCQ9.jpg?v=1787314054","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/hamamelis-x-intermedia-pallida-witch-hazel","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}