Plant profile

Colin and Johnny Plant Profile

 

General Description: Has an open growth form and deciduous nature.
ID Characteristic: Attention grabbing orange flowers with oval broad red leaves.
Shape: Small and wide growth habit.
Landscape: Good landscape choices are in a flower border, or in a low maintenance garden area.
Propagation: The propagation of this plant can be achieved by softwood cuttings and can be grafted during the winter months. If you are going to propagate by softwood cuttings make sure to maintain good moisture and a heated temperature of 20°C by using a mist system or in high humidity growing conditions at least until plant’s roots have matured enough to be transplanted into its own container to continue its growth. Or graft it onto a rootstock of a Hamamelis virginiana.
Cultivation:  Best possible growing conditions are in soils rich in humus.
Pests: Coral Spot
Notable Specimens: A.M. Cuddy Gardens,  Strathroy, Ontario
Bark Description: A darker shade of an earthy tone in colour and relatively smooth in nature.
Bud Description: Small clusters of tight dense buds with a yellowish tinge colour.
Leaf Description: A very appealing vibrant red colour.
Flower Description: A nice attention grabbing orange making for a very nice winter interest plant.
Fruit Description: Dense tightly formed small clusters with a slight pale yellow in colour.
Colour Description: A lovely red leaf and orange flower combination for great variety of an orange red colour palate.
Texture Description: Relatively smooth with a slight coarse feeling.

Botanical Information

Family	Hamamelidaceae
Genus	Hamamelis
Species	× intermedia
Cultivar	'Diane'
Category	Woody
Type	Shrub (deciduous)

 

USDA Hardiness Zone	5
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone	6a
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness Zone	H7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)	-51 - (-21)°
Temperature (°F)	-60 - (-5)°
Height	2.5 - 4 m
Spread	2.5 - 4 m
Growth	Medium
Flowering Period	March

 

Sources

 Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane' - Plant Finder. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2015, from http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c793

Pascoe, M. (n.d.). Canada Plants. Retrieved March 28, 2015, from http://www.canadaplants.ca/display.php?id=347