Witch Hazel -- known by some for its use in natural astringent products -- is known by me as the last flowering plant of the fall. (It is also the first flowering plant in the spring... Hamamelis virginiana has these yellow flowers in late November-December, while Hamamelis vernalis, the vernal witch hazel, has orange blooms in late February-March.) Though tiny, the flowers look very celebratory, brightly colored streamer petals unfurling from the center.
So I'm starting to feel bad for these worms. Last week they came out to escape the saturated ground, and many of them were caught still on the pavement when the snow event occurred. I saw quite a few frozen worms left behind. Then it warms, the snow melts, saturating the ground, it rains, leaving REALLY saturated ground, and the worms come out again... but it's December, and I feel like not a lot of good can happen to these worms. Ah, well. Best of luck to them.
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