The Bach flower Hornbeam, also known as hornbeam, is a somewhat unusual flower: it only germinates after two or three years. Unlike many other plants, it does not bloom every spring. Despite its slow flowering, it can be sudden and very beautiful. Some species of Hornbeam, for example, produce stunning purple flowers from April to June. However, catkins, a type of hanging, yellow and green flower, are most often found at the tips of hornbeam branches as soon as the warmer weather arrives.
The hornbeam maintains a beautiful appearance whatever the season. While its serrated and pleated leaves are a soft green in spring and summer, they take on beautiful yellow and orange hues in autumn and remain attached until the foliage renews. Very resistant, it knows how to adapt to all soils and does not need much light. Its roots, very dense and deeply anchored in the soil, allow it to live up to 150 years, and to be very little susceptible to diseases.