29+ Fothergilla Native

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Fothergilla native. Major mountain witch alder and f. The names dwarf fothergilla and large fothergilla are commonly used to differentiate the smaller from the larger growing species. The colorful fall foliage is second only to the honey scented spring blooms of the mount airy fothergilla. The bottlebrush flowers open and then the blue green foliage begin to unfold on this native flowering shrub. From north carolina to the florida panhandle and alabama. Fothergilla major blue shadow sports steely blue foliage that creates a cool contrast with. Fothergilla is a genus of shrubs in the witch hazel family hamamelidaceae native to woodlands and swamps of the southeastern us that typically is referred to by the genus name although occasionally the common name of witch alder may be used.

Native witch alders are found growing in moist woodland or nearly swampy sites with acid humusy organic rich soil. Fothergilla gardenii commonly known as dwarf fothergilla or coastal fothergilla is a slow growing deciduous dwarf ornamental shrub that is native to moist lowland coastal plain bogs and savannahs in the southeastern u s. This type of fothergilla gardenii is a mounding type that grows 3 feet tall making it perfect for a. Fothergilla major mount airy is slower growing than many other flowering shrub choices. This cultivar is a hybrid between the two species flowers profusely and grows from 5 to 6 feet tall. Features of this bush. Plant taxonomy classifies these dwarf fothergilla shrubs as fothergilla gardenii mount airy mount airy is the cultivar name.

More varieties of fothergilla dwarf fothergilla. There are several cultivars available but the most prevalent and showy is mt. The genus name when it doesn t begin with a capital letter essentially functions as one of the bush s common names. Fothergilla gardenii is classified as a deciduous flowering shrub.