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Eliza Waters 
Beautiful
Thank you, Sanjay.
Very unusual flowers, Eliza, and very lovely. 🙂 I looked up witch hazel as I do not remember ever seeing it grow; apparently, it is a cooler climate plant so wouldn’t be happy in my area, unfortunately.
Thanks, Joanne. Yes, definitely a temperate climate shrub. I love the little pom-pom blossoms that bloom in the fall.
Fascinating.
I use witch hazel on my face and wondered what it looked like. Now I know. 🙂
It makes a soothing astringent. 🙂
Lovely. This is one plant I do not have, and I may need to remedy that. 🙂
This one clearly liked where it was living, so many blossoms!
I’ve searched and searched for witch hazel, and have yet to find it. Apparently it might require a trip to farther east Texas woods, which wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world! I do remember my astonishment when I learned it was a plant, and not just some concoction that came in a bottle for cosmetic use.
It grows in moist areas and along wooded streams here. The are large sprawling shrubs that arch out over the water.
Witch Hazel ‘blooms’ to a different drummer…I’ve always thought this was a special tree…the name, the flowers, the uses.
Yes, it does. Provides pollen when little else is blooming late in the season.
On my cross country trip in 2015 I has a bottle of witch hazel with me. It came in handy a couple of times.
Just lovely
Thank you, Karen!
Yay! love that one.
Thanks, Amy!
Pretty captures, Eliza. We saw some getting ready to bloom down here yesterday.
Thanks, Barbara!
Witch hazel is another of the plants I admire but can’t grow in my climate. I didn’t realize it bloomed this early in the fall season.
This is our native witch hazel which always blooms in the fall. I loved the way the sun backlit its blossoms.
Oh, how pretty! Does it always flower at this time of year?
Thanks, Cathy. Yes, Sept. to Nov. Not as showy as the Japanese hybrids that bloom in spring, but this specimen was exceptional.
I didn’t realize witch hazel is a plant. Thanks for educating me, Eliza!
My pleasure, Debbie. 🙂
So THAT’s what Witch Hazel looks like. It’s very pretty. 🙂
Thank you, Robin. Yes, a very old and practical product!
I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen this before. It’s a very interesting plant.
They are hardy to FL, usually found along stream banks, or close by. They are the last to bloom around here, good for any bees/moths that are braving the cooler temps.
What an attractive flower. Nice to see a late bloomer.
Yes, it is a lovely late season joy. 🙂
Wonderful! You create beauty even with dried shades of brown. 👍👏
Thank you, Pepper!
So pretty! I am keeping my eye out for any around me!! 🙂
Thanks, Donna! Moist woodlands are where its roots are happy. 🙂
Such an unusual flower. Witch hazel blooms in late winter/early spring in my area, I search it out for the first blooms of the season. Arnold Arboretum in Boston has a number of varieties including one with reddish petals.
Yes, there are spring and fall blooming species. Many of the ornamental ones sold by nurseries are originally from Asia. There are some really beautiful hybrids.
What a coincidence – I’ve just written a blog on (English) hazel! Yours has such frilly blooms.
Thanks, Adele. I look forward to reading your post. 🙂
So very pretty !I have not seen this particular type, but I’ve read that it does exist on some of the South facing slopes leading down to Lake Siljan (the biggest lake in our region.)
Thank you, Maria. This one seemed extra floriferous. Being on a farm, it probably received some enriching compost!
My spouse always says “the first sign of spring!” when the witch hazel blooms (in the fall). 😊
I love that!!
I remember witch hazel from the barber shop when I was a kid. I wonder if barbers still use it.
My spouse uses it as aftershave, scented with a bit of lime oil, freshening!
Plants that flower before they leaf have something magical about them.
They certainly do! Or in this case immediately after leaf fall. Witch hazel is funny like that. 🙂
This is so pretty, Eliza. I had no idea what witch hazel looked like 🙂
A pleasure to introduce you! 🙂 It is a pretty shrub, common along our many streams.
I’ll be looking for it (if it grows up here!) next year 🙂