Dwarf Fothergilla Mt Airy

Mount airy is a cultivar of this hybrid.

Dwarf fothergilla mt airy. The colorful fall foliage is second only to the honey scented spring blooms of the mount airy fothergilla. Fothergilla major mount airy is slower growing than many other flowering shrub choices. Terminal bottlebrush like spikes of tiny fragrant apetulous white flowers bloom in spring. Aka mount airy hybridized.

In spring this shrub is tipped with white flowers 1 to 3 inches long that have the appearance of little bottlebrushes which is why bottlebrush is another common name for the shrub. Mount airy fothergilla often abbreviated as mt. Blooms usually occur in late april or in may and are quite fragrant. 44 more photos view gallery.

The flowers have a wonderful honey scented fragrance. Long 2 5 cm before the leaves emerge. In spring this compact slow growing mounded shrub gets beautifully covered with honey scented upright creamy white bottlebrush like flowers 1 2 in. Fothergilla dwarf fothergilla mount airy bottlebrush witch alder mt.

The bottlebrush flowers open and then the blue green foliage begin to unfold on this native flowering shrub. The mount airy dwarf fothergilla shrub has an upright growth habit and reaches 3 to 5 feet in height with a similar width. Dwarf fothergilla is a showy deciduous shrub that has great fall color and interesting fragrant flowers. A beautiful addition to the landscape in semi shaded mixed shrub borders or as a background shrub or hedge plant.

Best flowering occurs in full sun. Fothergilla gardenii mount airy fothergilla gardenii x major mount airy fothergilla major mount airy phonetic spelling foth er gil lah description. 13 members have or want this plant for trade. Showy honey scented bottlebrush like white flowers appear before foliage emerges in spring.

Mount airy fothergilla fothergilla x intermedia mount airy fothergilla x intermedia is a hybrid of dwarf fothergilla fothergilla gardenii and large fothergilla fothergilla major. Distinctive for its soft blue summer foliage fothergilla gardenii blue mist dwarf fothergilla is a deciduous dwarf ornamental shrub which adds long lasting beauty to the landscape during 3 seasons. Airy is noted for it s profuse spring flowering excellent summer foliage excellent fall color and consistently upright habit. Mount airy was selected for reliable and intense fall color.

It prefers acidic soils with high organic matter that are consistently moist but with good drainage. Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil. It grows 5 to 6 feet high with an upright form. One vendor has this plant for sale.

Dirr at the mt. The mount airy fothergilla is a slow growing plant with rounded dark blue green leaves free of disease problems the foliage resembles witchhazel. A deciduous shrub with deep blue green leaves that have spectacular range of fall color. Blooms occur before the foliage and will last for 3 4 weeks.