hamamelis

Witch hazel, beautifully flowering in our garden.
I didn't know that the name witch in witch-hazel has its origins in Middle English wiche, from the Old English wice, meaning "pliant" or "bendable", and is not related to the word witch meaning a practitioner of magic. (Wikipedia)

[Esther Rosenberg]

Knowing the weather in Holland, this is so colorful. Beautiful! how lovely to have this in your yard.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A lovely winter/spring flowering shrub love the brightness of the flowers in the otherwise dull time in the. Garden . Thanks for the explanation of the name -- new to me .

[Anne ❀]

Great pic and narrative, new info for me too!

[Lin]

Beautiful - such lovely lighting

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh that's very pretty

[Diana]

Wonderful capture of this beautiful plant. Thanks for the interesting info.

[Issi Bannerman]

I love this and never see it in our area.

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Monique]

Ah, dat wist ik niet ! Mooie uitleg

[Merrelyn]

It's such an interesting plant. Thanks for the information about its name, I had always assumed that it was associated with witchcraft.

[Bep]

@merrelyn
I assumed that too.

[katy]

I have always wondered about that! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain that with this fabulous photo.

[Nina Ganci]

Very pretty capture

[Jennie B.]

I didn’t know that either......thanks for the lesson. Lovely looking photo in the frame.

[Pat Knowles]

Lovely the way the twisty flowers are catching the light, it really zings!

[carol white]

Lovely

[Frances Tackaberry]

Beautiful and interesting about the definition of "witch"

[Pyrrhula]

Mooie opname van deze bloeiende kronkelhazelaar.
( Misschien was het 5 uur geweest)

[Peter H]

Very nice.