Fothergilla 'Mt. Airy'

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Mt. Airy Fothergilla (Fothergilla ‘Mt. Airy’ )
Witch-hazel Family

Fothergilla ‘Mt. Airy’ is a cultivar of Large Fothergilla. This selection was discovered at the Mt. Airy Arboretum in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is valued for its vigorous growth, abundant flowering, and exceptional fall color. It typically grows 5 to 6 feet tall and wide, forming a dense, rounded shrub. In early spring before the leaves emerge, it produces bottlebrush-like clusters of fragrant, white flowers. The foliage emerges blue-green and turns spectacular shades of orange, red, yellow, and purple in the fall—often all at once—making it one of the most ornamental native shrubs for autumn color. ‘Mt. Airy’ prefers moist to average soils and grows best in full sun to part shade.

• Blooms: White, 2-3 weeks, Feb-Apr
• Leaves: Leathery leaves are a blue-green before turning red, yellow, purple for fall
• Height: 3-5’
• Space:3-5’
• Soil:Moist-Average
• Exposure:Full sun-Part sun-Part shade
• Fauna: Early emerging small bees and flies
• Seeds: Small, hard, eject explosively when ripe
• Deer Resistance:High
• Zone:5-9
• Native Status: NC native
• Provenance:Unknown, asexually produced