Fothergilla Mount Airy Fall
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The mount airy dwarf fothergilla shrub has an upright growth habit and reaches 3 to 5 feet in height with a similar width.
Fothergilla mount airy fall. Fothergilla gardenii mount airy fothergilla gardenii x major mount airy fothergilla major mount airy phonetic spelling foth er gil lah description. The mount airy fothergilla is a slow growing plant with rounded dark blue green leaves free of disease problems the foliage resembles witchhazel. Blooms occur before the foliage and will last for 3 4 weeks. Mount airy was selected for reliable and intense fall color.
Vigorous award winning fothergilla x intermedia mount airy fothergilla is a compact rounded deciduous shrub that is admired for its profusion of honey scented bottlebrush like white flowers in spring its leathery blue green summer foliage its spectacular fall color leaves turn fabulous shades of yellow orange and red purple and excellent disease resistance. Fothergilla major mount airy is slower growing than many other flowering shrub choices. Blue shadow fothergilla fothergilla x intermedia blue shadow. This is a vigorous deciduous shrub that grows 4 5 tall and is noted for its profuse spring flowering excellent summer foliage excellent fall color and consistently upright habit.
It has amazing white. Outstanding fall color and improved flowering are just two of its strengths. Mount airy is a hybrid fothergilla cultivar that was discovered by plantsman michael a. Airy arboretum in cincinnati ohio.
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. But when it can be planted among other woodland plants it will bring. White fragrant flowers and awesome fall foliage mount airy fothergilla in this video i plant three mount airy fothergilla. Showy honey scented bottlebrush like white flowers appear before foliage emerges in spring.
This is a native shrub to the eastern us. A sport of mt airy blue green foliage rounded habit 5 to 6 feet high orange red yellow fall color. Blooms usually occur in late april or in may and are quite fragrant. Dirr at the mt.
He found it better than the species fothergilla major in all characteristics. Mt airy was selected by michael dirr. The colorful fall foliage is second only to the honey scented spring blooms of the mount airy fothergilla. Dwarf fothergilla is a showy deciduous shrub that has great fall color and interesting fragrant flowers.
The bottlebrush flowers open and then the blue green foliage begin to unfold on this native flowering shrub. A beautiful addition to the landscape in semi shaded mixed shrub borders or as a background shrub or hedge plant.