Fothergilla Gardenia
Slow growing fothergilla gardenii dwarf fothergilla is a magnificent deciduous shrub that adds long lasting beauty to the landscape during 3 seasons.
Fothergilla gardenia. 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. Lasting until winter s snow. Long 2 5 cm before the leaves emerge. Pleasing hedge planted in a shrub border.
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. Fothergilla gardenii flaunts beautiful fall color in hues of red orange and yellow on the same leaf. The fothergilla is very similar to witch hazel and is native to southeast united states. Fragrant creamy white fuzzy bottlebrush flowers cover the low mounded dense form in spring followed by thick toothy blue green leaves in summer.
From north carolina to the florida panhandle and alabama. Gardenii dwarf or coastal fothergilla forms a rounded shrub 3 4 feet tall with a wider spread if allowed to sucker. Family hamamelidaceae genus fothergilla are rounded deciduous shrubs with broadly ovate leaves often colouring well in autumn and small catkin like spikes of white flowers in spring details blue mist is a dense bushy shrub with oval blue green leaves turning bright red orange and yellow in autumn. They can be grown in other regions as well though including areas with dry conditions.
Major large or mountain fothergilla is taller reaching 6 to 10 feet tall and almost as wide with a rangy character while f. Native to southeastern united states. Hybrids are intermediate in size and form.