(Liste) Fothergilla Hedge

Fragrant creamy white fuzzy bottlebrush flowers cover the low mounded dense form in spring followed by thick toothy blue green leaves in summer.

Fothergilla hedge. The mount airy dwarf fothergilla shrub has an upright growth habit and reaches 3 to 5 feet in height with a similar width. In spring this compact mounded shrub gets beautifully covered with honey scented upright creamy white bottlebrush like flowers 1 2 in. Once it establishes an extensive root system it can withstand prolonged dry periods and rarely requires supplemental watering. This plant has some cultivated varieties. Shop for shrubs by usda planting zones. 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. Department of agriculture plant hardiness.

They have abundant blooms in spring summer and fall. From north carolina to the florida panhandle and alabama. Fothergilla monticola very similar to f major and possibly the same species. They can be grown in other regions as well though including areas with dry conditions. Klmsixteen may bouquet may be listed as an f. Blue mist dwarf fothergilla fothergilla gardenii blue mist is a slow growing deciduous shrub that grows between 2 and 3 feet high in u s. Fothergilla grows best in part sun or shade and acidic well drained moist nutrient rich soil.

Long 2 5 cm before the leaves emerge. The flowers that grow on this shrub are white and showy with a delicious fragrance. Dwarf fothergilla is a small multi season shrub with white bottlebrush like flowers in spring blue green leaves in summer turning a kaleidoscope of color in autumn. Major and slightly more spreading with its stems and suckers according to william cullina of the new england wildflower society. Go to list of cultivars. Slow growing fothergilla gardenii dwarf fothergilla is a magnificent deciduous shrub that adds long lasting beauty to the landscape during 3 seasons. In summer the foliage of oval leaves is an attractive dark.

It is a compact slow growing mounded deciduous shrub that typically grows 2 3 tall and as wide. This group describes a large shrub more waxy leafed than f. Fall foliage is a brilliant medley of yellow red and orange. Water this shrub regularly during the first growing season after planting. A valuable compact ornamental shrub used for hedges and borders to provide multi season interest in the landscape.