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Scientific Name: | Fothergilla major |
Common Name: | fothergilla, witch alder |
Family Name: | Hamamelidaceae |
Origin: | U.S. - southeast |
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width) |
Habit: | Upright |
Form: | Oval - vertical |
Texture: | Medium |
Landscape Uses: | Mixed shrub border, Small garden/space, Spring interest, Woodland margin |
Exposure: | Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade |
Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Lustrous, Pubescent, Obovate, Dentate |
Flowers: | Spike, White, May-Jun |
Fruit: | Capsule, Aug |
Key ID Features: | |
Leaves alternate, most blades ovate-elliptical, 6-9cm long x 5-7cm wide, with rippled margin and shallow teeth towards apex, may have slightly pubescent undersides; raceme of white to pink-tinged bottlebrush-like flowers in May; axillary buds protected by off-white stipule. Winter ID: buds stalked, fuzzy, flower buds larger and more rounded. |