Dear Hortense Hoelove,
Does a watched Witch-Hazel ever bloom?
Signed,
Hazel Watching in Indiana
Dear Hazel,
If you are referring to the Vernal or Ozark Witch-Hazel, Hamamelis vernalis, I have good news for you. Yes, it will bloom regardless of whether or not you watch it.
I would guess by the nature of your question, that you are watching your witch-hazel buds and impatiently waiting for them to slowly open.
Stop doing that and instead go organize your seeds.
Hortifully,
Hortense

8 comments:
it's hard not to watch them Hortense when the garden is all brown! I see that yours are getting ready to pop open...Enjoy. gail
I keep watching my seed starters for signs of seedlings beginning to emerge.
Love the answer. Good advice.
It won't be long now. Keep watching!
Just like you I watch my buds each day. I am sure if looked at long enough they will bloom. My quince is ready to burst open. Spring is so close!
It won't be long now! I am anxiously awaiting the buds on my apricot tree!
I like to see my tree seed opens.
The answer is yes, if you are watching a weed it can bloom, spray hundreds of seeds, grow roots another six inches and laugh in your face all within a 30 second glance.
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