[1001] Fothergilla Major Free
Fothergilla major which grows 6 to 10 feet tall and dwarf fothergilla gardenia which reaches 3 to 5 feet tall.
[78] Fothergilla Major . In autumn the foliage turns bonfire shades of red orange and yellow. It is native to the southeastern u s primarily in mountain woods ravines and along stream banks in the southern appalachians in north carolina georgia and alabama. The broadly rounded leaves of fothergilla major are it s most striking feature as autumn turns them to glowing shades of fiery red and orange.
Fothergilla major monticola group mountain witch alder monticola group rhs plants for pollinators plants this plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects. It s primarily grown for its creamy bottlebrush flowers which are fantastically perfumed and often smelled before they re seen. Green mountain witch alder fothergilla major is an attractively branched deciduous shrub native to the forests of the southern appalachian mountains.
Fothergilla s round dense shape blends well with a host of different garden plants and container combinations. This low maintenance deciduous shrub looks wonderful at the edge of a woodland area where it will catch some sun or in the middle of a shrub border. Fothergilla major large witch alder mountain witch alder is a species of flowering plant in the genus fothergilla family hamamelidaceae that is native to woodland and swamps in the allegheny mountains of southeastern united states.
Commonly known as the mountain witch alder this slow growing shrub holds an rhs agm for its superb garden performance.