In the depth of winter, when most of my zone 6 garden is hibernating, there is the most magnificent blooming tree in my garden. It seems as if overnight, the bare limbs of this tree are filled with clusters of feathery flowers up and down its branches. Their fragrance is intoxicating and beguiling. The spidery flowers with long crinkly petals vary in color from yellow to golden orange and burgundy.
My witch hazel’s flowers are golden orange with deep burgundy centers.
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