Scientific Name:	Fothergilla gardenii
Pronunciation:	fah-thur-GILL-uh GAR-den-ee-eye
Common Name:	dwarf fothergilla, witch alder
Family Name:	Hamamelidaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves alternate, oval-obovate, toothed; autumn leaves red-orange-yellow, <6 cm long; flowers white, fragrant, terminal 'bottlebrush' filaments.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Upright Form: Round Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained Landscape Uses: Fall interest, Mixed shrub border, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google. See separate entry for F. major.

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Yellow, Orange, Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Obovate, Ovate Margins: Dentate

Inflorescence Type: Spike Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 0 Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May Additional Info: open before the leaf buds; long white stamens

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug Additional Info: pubescent; each with 2 shiny black seeds

Bark Morphology: Prominent lenticels Bark or Stem Colour: Grey, Brown

Propagation:	Seed, Softwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZN) GAZebo North (NRY) NuRserY Location Map

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