[90] Dwarf Fothergilla Mt Airy
Dwarf fothergilla is a showy deciduous shrub that has great fall color and interesting fragrant flowers.
[78] Dwarf Fothergilla Mt Airy Herunterladen. The colorful fall foliage is second only to the honey scented spring blooms of the mount airy fothergilla. Mount airy is a hybrid fothergilla cultivar that was discovered by plantsman michael a. It prefers acidic soils with high organic matter that are consistently moist but with good drainage.
Best flowering occurs in full sun. The mount airy fothergilla is a slow growing plant with rounded dark blue green leaves free of disease problems the foliage resembles witchhazel. Long 2 5 cm before the leaves emerge.
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. In spring this compact slow growing mounded shrub gets beautifully covered with honey scented upright creamy white bottlebrush like flowers 1 2 in. Terminal bottlebrush like spikes of tiny fragrant apetulous white flowers bloom in spring.
Mount airy was selected for reliable and intense fall color. A beautiful addition to the landscape in semi shaded mixed shrub borders or as a background shrub or hedge plant. Blooms usually occur in late april or in may and are quite fragrant.
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. Dirr at the mt. Showy honey scented bottlebrush like white flowers appear before foliage emerges in spring.
The flowers have a wonderful honey scented fragrance. Airy is noted for it s profuse spring flowering excellent summer foliage excellent fall color and consistently upright habit. Mount airy is a cultivar of this hybrid.
13 members have or want this plant for trade. Aka mount airy hybridized. It grows 5 to 6 feet high with an upright form.
Mount airy fothergilla fothergilla x intermedia mount airy fothergilla x intermedia is a hybrid of dwarf fothergilla fothergilla gardenii and large fothergilla fothergilla major. Blooms occur before the foliage and will last for 3 4 weeks. A deciduous shrub with deep blue green leaves that have spectacular range of fall color.
Fothergilla dwarf fothergilla mount airy bottlebrush witch alder mt. 44 more photos view gallery. Fothergilla gardenii mount airy fothergilla gardenii x major mount airy fothergilla major mount airy phonetic spelling foth er gil lah description.
Mount airy fothergilla often abbreviated as mt. 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. Airy arboretum in cincinnati ohio.
Fothergilla major mount airy is slower growing than many other flowering shrub choices. Water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil.