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Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy' (Witch alder 'Mount Airy')
1 hour care
per year
per year
1.5m
Max height
Max height
1.2m
Max spread
Max spread
10-20 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy'
Other names
Witch alder 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla major 'Mount Airy', Bottlebrush 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mt. Airy', Fothergilla gardenii 'Mt. Airy'
Genus
Fothergilla Fothergilla
Variety or Cultivar
'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
Habit
Upright, Rounded
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Flower
White in Spring
Foliage
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Orange, Yellow, Red in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 1
Propagation methods
Softwood cuttings
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Where to grow
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.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Woodland
Cultivation
Grow in moist but well-drained acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Flowering and autumn colour are best in full sun.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
Companion plants
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Botanical name
Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy'
Other names
Witch alder 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla major 'Mount Airy', Bottlebrush 'Mount Airy', Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mt. Airy', Fothergilla gardenii 'Mt. Airy'
Genus
Fothergilla Fothergilla
Variety or Cultivar
'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.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Upright, Rounded
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Colour
Flower
White in Spring
Foliage
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Orange, Yellow, Red in Autumn
General care
Pruning
Pruning group 1
Propagation methods
Softwood cuttings
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Where to grow
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.
Suggested uses
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Woodland
Cultivation
Grow in moist but well-drained acid soil in full sun or partial shade. Flowering and autumn colour are best in full sun.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
Acid
Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
USDA zones
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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