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Evergreen Rose Hazel

Rhodoleia henryi (ro-do-LAY-ah HEN-ree-eye)

Family: Hamamelidaceae Non-native Shrub

Evergreen Rose Hazel is an evergreen flowering shrub in the witch hazel family. It is winter hardy in North Carolina, but if a cold winter hit, it will drop its flower buds. Its many petaled flowers are gorgeous in the winter when little else is blooming.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 24 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 3 - Shrub
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Berberis ilicina Camellia japonica 'White by the Gate' Cleyera japonica

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Shrub
Life cycle
Woody
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect
Foliage
Broadleaf Evergreen
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf margin
Entire
Hairs present
No
Flower color
Pink
Flower shape
Bell
Bloom time
Winter
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Non-native
Origin
China
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Winter Garden
Garden tags
#winter interest #winter flowers #flowering shrub #evergreen shrub

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.