Additional notes (click to expand)

Horticulture

Bears large, coppery, orange flowers in early and midwinter, and has orange and red autumn foliage.
Brickell, C. (2003). A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Dorling Kindersley. p.502

Nomenclature

Syn. = Hamamelis x intermedia 'Copper Beauty'

Other use

Garden hybrid between H. japonica and H. mollis. 'Jelena' named for the wife of Robert de Belder of Arboretum Kalmthout, Belgium, whose family raised many Hamamelis cultivars. Distribution: H. japonica comes from Japan, H. mollis from China. The bark and leaves are the source of witch hazel for bruises, haemorrhoids, varicose veins, and other skin conditions, although commercially H. virginiana is the usual source. It is produced by stem distillation of the twigs.
Oakeley, Dr. Henry F. (2013). Wellcome Library notes. link

Hamamelis x intermedia Rehder 'Jelena'

Family: HAMAMELIDACEAE
Genus: Hamamelis
Species: intermedia Rehder
Cultivar: 'Jelena'
Common names: Witch Hazel
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants of the World (B)
Flowering months: January


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