Claim to fame: Many of us are familiar with witch hazel — the astringent that once was a staple of every family’s medicine cabinet. Fans of Looney Tunes cartoons also know “Witch Hazel” to be the ...

Ozark witch-hazel blooms in Missouri from January through April. Watch for these native flowering shrubs bringing some of the first offerings of color to Missouri’s wooded landscapes this week. "; In ...

While most perennial plants are settling in for a winter slumber, Missouri’s native witch hazels, Hamamelis virginiana, also known as American or common witch hazel, and H. vernalis, best known as ...