ShrubsWitch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 15-20 ft × 15-20 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream, yellow and red blooms in fall and winter. It attracts moths, pollinators and small mammals, stands up well to deer, erosion and fire.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-20 ft × 15-20 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Cream, Yellow, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Fall, Winter
- Attracts
- Moths, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Erosion, Fire
- Native to
- Eastern North America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Witch Hazel is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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