Dwarf Fothergilla Mt Airy
Aka mount airy hybridized.
Dwarf fothergilla mt airy. Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil. Fothergilla dwarf fothergilla mount airy bottlebrush witch alder mt. Terminal bottlebrush like spikes of tiny fragrant apetulous white flowers bloom in spring. In spring this compact slow growing mounded shrub gets beautifully covered with honey scented upright creamy white bottlebrush like flowers 1 2 in. Mount airy was selected for reliable and intense fall color. Airy is noted for it s profuse spring flowering excellent summer foliage excellent fall color and consistently upright habit. 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. Long 2 5 cm before the leaves emerge. The bottlebrush flowers open and then the blue green foliage begin to unfold on this native flowering shrub. 44 more photos view gallery. One vendor has this plant for sale. Blooms usually occur in late april or in may and are quite fragrant. Showy honey scented bottlebrush like white flowers appear before foliage emerges in spring.
Best flowering occurs in full sun. Mount airy fothergilla fothergilla x intermedia mount airy fothergilla x intermedia is a hybrid of dwarf fothergilla fothergilla gardenii and large fothergilla fothergilla major. It grows 5 to 6 feet high with an upright form. Fothergilla major mount airy is slower growing than many other flowering shrub choices. It prefers acidic soils with high organic matter that are consistently moist but with good drainage. 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. Airy arboretum in cincinnati ohio.
A beautiful addition to the landscape in semi shaded mixed shrub borders or as a background shrub or hedge plant. Dwarf fothergilla is a showy deciduous shrub that has great fall color and interesting fragrant flowers. The colorful fall foliage is second only to the honey scented spring blooms of the mount airy fothergilla. 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. 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. A deciduous shrub with deep blue green leaves that have spectacular range of fall color. Mount airy is a cultivar of this hybrid.
The mount airy dwarf fothergilla shrub has an upright growth habit and reaches 3 to 5 feet in height with a similar width. Mount airy fothergilla often abbreviated as mt. Blooms occur before the foliage and will last for 3 4 weeks. Dirr at the mt.