Dwarf Fothergilla

Name: Dwarf Fothergilla
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 03717

Fothergilla gardenii

Pronunciation: foth-er-GIL-a gar-DE-ne-i

SKU #03717

USDA Zone

4-9

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OVERVIEW
Description	A valuable compact ornamental shrub used for hedges and borders to provide multi-season interest in the landscape. Fragrant, creamy white, fuzzy, bottlebrush flowers cover the low, mounded, dense form in spring, followed by thick, toothy blue-green leaves in summer. Fall foliage is a brilliant medley of yellow, red, and orange. Deciduous.
Light	Full sun, Partial sun
Watering	Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
Blooms	Spring
Mature Size	Slow growing; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide, or wider.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Deciduous
Special Features	Easy Care, Fall Color, North American Native Selection, Benefits Birds
Growth Rate	Slow
Flower Attributes	Fragrant, Showy Flowers

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Hedge
Design Ideas	Plant this lovely native in shade gardens or in wooded settings where its rangy character and white flower spikes are appreciated. Use as a single specimen for accent planting or mix into casual shrub borders or with other natives that need a color boost in spring or fall. Native to forest floors, it is perfectly at home in a woodland garden with conifers and hardwoods.
Flower Color	White
Foliage Color	Blue-green
Companion Plants	Witch Hazel (Hamamelis); Beautyberry (Callicarpa); Weigela (Weigela); Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus); Alaskan Fern (Polystichum setiferum)

CARE
Care	Thrives in organically rich, slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil. Feed regularly during the growing season. Prune annually in late winter to promote vigorous new growth.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9