Fothergilla gardenii
Dwarf Fothergilla
Pronunciation
Fath-er-gill-uh gar-den-ee-i
Family
Genus
Nativity
Eastern US, North Carolina south to Florida and west to Alabama
Growth Habit
Small, dense, rounded, suckering shrub.
Hardiness
5
Culture
Acid/loamy soil, prefers full sun
Facultative Status
Prefers acid, peaty, sandy loam
Landscape Use
Fothergilla is an easy-to-grow small native shrub with bottlebrush white flowers in the spring and brilliant red and orange fall color. Best planted in mass. Will tolerate partial shade but optimum flower show and foliage lushness occurs when planted in full sun.
Foliage
Leathery dark green leaves in summer, with yellow to orange fall color.
Buds
Buds are vegetative-stalked, oblique, obovate or oblong with 2 caducous scales.
Bark
brown
Flower
White
Fruit
Brown
Propagation
Seeds, cuttings
Pests
None serious.
Cultivars
'Blue Mist'
