(Free) Fothergilla Intermedia

A medium sized deciduous shrub with a bushy rounded habit and average growth rate it s suitable for any garden with acidic soil.

Fothergilla intermedia. Height and spread of fothergilla intermedia blue shadow witch alder blue shadow is a compact shrub that grows to be 1 5 to 2 metres high with approximately the same spread. 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 mount airy with its bottle brush flowers and brilliant autumn display fothergilla intermedia mount airy is probably the best of the hybrid fothergillas. Vigorous fothergilla x intermedia blue shadow fothergilla is a compact rounded deciduous shrub that is prized for its profusion of fragrant bottlebrush like white flowers in spring its striking glaucous blue summer foliage its outstanding fall color and excellent disease resistance. The rounded leathery leaves open blue green and turn brilliant red red orange and finally. Fothergilla x intermedia blue shadow commonly known as american witch hazel dwarf alder a new introduction from the us with grey blue summer foliage and rich red autumn colour. Although they like moist soil these shrubs do not do well in soggy locations where their feet get wet.

They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. How hardy is fothergilla intermedia blue shadow as this witch alder variety is native to the south eastern usa it is safe to say that this shrub can withstand both the summer heat and the winter frosts. The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive. Fothergilla x intermedia commonly called hybrid fothergilla or witch alder is a hybrid deciduous shrub whose parents are two american species namely fothergilla major 6 10 tall with leaves to 5 long and fothergilla gardenia 2 3 tall with leaves to 2 1 4 long. Deciduous leathery broad elliptic leaves to 10cm 4in longcream. Full sun 6 hours part sun 4 6 hours full shade up to 4 hours. 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 shadow is a compact deciduous shrub with fragrant creamy white bottlebrush flowerheads in late spring.

Fothergilla plant care information fothergillas prefer to be in the sun at all times but they can thrive in just a little bit of shade. Grows to around 5 6 feet tall with a similar spread. Zones are based on the lowest average temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter.