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Common Name: | Fothergilla |
| Scientific Name: | Fothergilla | |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae | |
| Origin: | woodland and swamps in S.E. U.S.A. | |
| Leaves: | alternate, with coarsely toothed margins |
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| Flowers: | bottlebrush-like, borne before the leaves, flagrant, petalless, have conspicuously long white stamens and are produced in terminal heads or spikes |
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| Light: | full sun or partial shade, full sun encourages more flowers and richer autumn color |
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| Soil: | humus-rich or leafy, moist but well-drained acid soil |
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| Fertilizer: | not needed if soil if soil is fertile |
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| Air humidity: | normal |
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| Watering: | freely |
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| Transplanting: | not necessary |
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| Dimensions: | depend on pruning |
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| Propagation: | sow seed in containers in a cold frame or in seedbed in autumn or winter, they will germinate in the second spring after sowing; root softwood cuttings in summer under mist; air layer in summer |
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| Life: | perennial |
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| Pests and diseases: | trouble free |
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| Species and varieties: | F. gardenii - oval to obovate, dark green leaves, turning bright red, orange and yellow in autumn, Blue /mist has blue-green foliage; |
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| Tips: | grow in woodland garden or shrub border |
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| Hardness: | fully hardy |
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