Deeproot Plant Base Online - Fothergilla major

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botanical name:
Fothergilla major

common name: Witch Alder
synonyms: Fothergilla monticola
family: Hamamelidaceae

characteristics: shrub, scented/aromatic
height: 2.50m width: 2.00m
growth rate: slow
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: green
flower colour: white
main period of interest: Spring

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, moist soil
prefered soil pH: acid
minimum temperature: -29°C
USDA zone: 5 to 8

description:
Slow growing, medium-sized shrub with conspicuous, bottle-brush like creamy white flowers in spring which appear before the leaves. Brilliant autumn colours. Variable in habit and can reach a much greater size (well over 3m) in ideal conditions.

cultivation:
Moist, well drained, humus rich, acid soil in full sun or part shade.

propagation:
By seed, which germinates only in the second spring after sowing. Alternatively from softwood cuttings or layering.

usage:
Shrub border or woodland garden.