Fothergilla 'Mount Airy'
(Dwarf Witch Alder, Large Fothergilla, Mount Airy Bottlebrush, Witch Alder)

Origin:  Hybrid
Family:  Hamamelidaceae
Light:  Full sun-part shade/part-full shade
Height:  4-6'
Spacing:  3-4'
Blooms:  1-3" long, fragrant white bottlebrush flowers, profuse, late Winter
Foliage:  Deciduous blue-green on surface, whitish undersides. Witch Hazel-like
Soil:  Well-drained, rich, moist, loamy, peaty, acidic
Water:  Regular
Uses:  Ornamental, landscape, Fall interest, foundation, border, woodland garden, specimen
Propagation:  Seeds (Sow directly in Fall), softwood cuttings, suckers

Comments:  Fothergilla 'Mount Airy' or Large Fothergilla or Mount Airy Bottlebrush or Witch Alder is an attractive shrub with a slow, suckering growth habit.  It is a hybrid of Fothergilla gardenii and Fothergila Major.  In late Winter, Fothergilla 'Mount Airy' produces prolific fragrant white bottlebrush blossoms, making it a highly sought ornamental plant.  Large Fothergilla is easily propagated from seeds, softwood cuttings or removal of suckers.  It performs best in well-drained, moist, acidic, humus-rich soil in a sunny to part shade location.  Mount Airy Bottlebrush has eye-catching green foliage with white undersides which turns to spectacular hues of orange, red and gold, providing a colorful Fall interest.  Witch Alder Fothergilla makes a wonderful shrub in a woodland setting.  Its showy flowers commands attention as a specimen plant.  Fothergilla 'Mt Airy' is much sought after as a foundation or border plant.  It stops foot traffic in their path.

USDA Zones:  5-9