Hamamelis x intermedia 'Rubin'

Reading your comment, I have only ever seen the yellow flowered one. Have they got a scent?

My 'Helena' has finished flowering now. I do hope it isn't dead, it's such a beautiful colour, as is this one! And I agree, much nicer than the acid yellow ones, although they are easier to see. That reminds me, I still haven't got my Cornus Mas...must go and get one!

Me too, but I really just want/need one of each :-)

H. Aphrodite is also good, a bright orange

Oh yes I just googled that one Pam lovely, things are always best in threes aren't they lol ;-)

How lovely is that? recently bought two, but they are only sticks lol so it will be a very long time before they grow to that size, it is such a great colour.

I prefer that colour too,Barbara..it's so cheerful and bright..

If it has a scent, I can't smell it, Linda. I saw a beautiful pale orange flowered one at the GC the other day, but I had to resist it - where on earth could I squeeze such a large shrub in? Not even my magic shoehorn would do the trick. :-(

You could always try and contain it in a large tub. We've have a distorted hazel in a tub for years.

I have to smile at that, Linda - I have so many containers, there really isn't a space anywhere for another one!

I have a whole new clearing in our small wooded area due to a couple of trees, one dead and the other blown over in the wind, oh and a over enthusiastic husband with a chainsaw lol, I'm like a kid in a sweetshop at the moment so many things I like for in there but witch hazel is something I've wanted for ages but had nowhere to put one, now I have :-), no rash decisions yet though these spaces don't come up often lol.

No, they don't - I know exactly what you mean! We are going to remove a huge Escallonia and when we finally get round to it, that'll be a lovely new planting opportunity! :-D) I'm already making lists of what I'd like there.