Fothergilla
- Botanical Name
- Fothergilla spp.
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 2 to 10 feet
- Width
- 2 to 8 feet
- Flowers
- Spring: 1 to 2 inch long bottlebrush-like spikes, white, fragrant, before foliage emerges
- Fruit
- Small, dried capsule, not ornamentally important
- Fall Color
- Excellent, mix of yellow to orange to scarlet often on the same leaf
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic, rich in organic matter
- Planting & Care
- Easily transplanted from container stock
- Best flowers occur in full sun
- Prefers slightly acidic soil with plenty of organic matter
- Benefits from a thin layer of mulch around the root zone
- Water during dry periods
- Prune after flowering if needed
- Attractive to hummingbirds
- Problems
- None serious, chlorosis in high pH soils
- Varieties
- Fothergilla major 'Mt. Airy' - good dark blue-green foliage, 5 to 6 feet
- F. major 'Blue Shadow' - sport of Mt. Airy, 5 to 6 feet
- F. gardenii 'Jane Platt' - dwarf fothergilla, cascading branches, 2 feet tall and wide
- F. gardenii 'Suzanne' - red-orange fall color, 2 to 3 feet tall
- F. gardenii 'Blue Mist' - outstanding blue-green foliage, 2 to 3 feet tall by 3 to 4 feet wide
- Fothergilla x intermedia 'KLMfifteen' Red Monarch Fothergilla - upright, 6 to 8 feet tall by 4 to 6 feet wide
- Fothergilla x intermedia 'Windy City' - 3 to 4 feet tall and wide
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