Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy'
Witch alder 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla major 'Mount Airy', Bottlebrush 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mt. Airy', Fothergilla gardenii 'Mt. Airy'
Fothergilla Fothergilla
'Mount Airy' _ 'Mount Airy' is an upright to rounded, slow-growing, deciduous shrub with leathery, broadly elliptic, dark blue-green leaves turning red, orange, and yellow in autumn. Cylindrical, terminal spikes of tiny, fragrant, petalless, white flowers bloom in spring before or as the leaves emerge.
Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy' is: Deciduous
Upright, Rounded
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
White in Spring
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Orange, Yellow, Red in Autumn
Pruning group 1
Softwood cuttings
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Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy' (Witch alder 'Mount Airy') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.2m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Woodland
Grow in moist but well-drained acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Flowering and autumn colour are best in full sun.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy'
Witch alder 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla major 'Mount Airy', Bottlebrush 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mt. Airy', Fothergilla gardenii 'Mt. Airy'
Fothergilla Fothergilla
'Mount Airy' _ 'Mount Airy' is an upright to rounded, slow-growing, deciduous shrub with leathery, broadly elliptic, dark blue-green leaves turning red, orange, and yellow in autumn. Cylindrical, terminal spikes of tiny, fragrant, petalless, white flowers bloom in spring before or as the leaves emerge.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Upright, Rounded
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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White in Spring
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Orange, Yellow, Red in Autumn
Pruning group 1
Softwood cuttings
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Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy' (Witch alder 'Mount Airy') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.2m after 10-20 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Woodland
Grow in moist but well-drained acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Flowering and autumn colour are best in full sun.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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Soil types: | Clay, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | North, South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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