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fothergilla 'Mount Airy' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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fothergilla 'Mount Airy'

Fothergilla × intermedia 'Mount Airy'

★ RHS AGMFragrant

Genus: Fothergilla
Family: Hamamelidaceae

About this plant

'Mount Airy' is a rounded, deciduous shrub to 1.8m with fragrant, creamy-white bottlebrush flowers in late spring. Blue-green rounded leaves turn vivid shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingNorth FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a humus-rich, moist but well-drained acid soil in sun or partial shade; full sun encourages better flowering and rich autumn tints

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years