24+ Fall Color Mount Airy Fothergilla

Despite the interesting bottlebrush flowers in spring most gardeners are more drawn to the superb fall foliage of mount airy dwarf fothergilla shrubs which rivals that of such autumn stars as virginia sweetspire bush.

Fall color mount airy fothergilla. Vigorous award winning fothergilla x intermedia mount airy fothergilla is a compact rounded deciduous shrub that is admired for its profusion of honey scented bottlebrush like white flowers in spring its leathery blue green summer foliage its spectacular fall color leaves turn fabulous shades of yellow orange and red purple and excellent disease resistance. This is a vigorous deciduous shrub that grows 4 5 tall and is noted for its profuse spring flowering excellent summer foliage excellent fall color and consistently upright habit. Spring for flowers fall for foliage. Thought to be a cross between fothergilla gardenii and f. The fall color can take on various hues orange yellow green purplish sometimes all on one leaf. One of the top 20 plants for 2018. Major two shrubs native to the southeastern us.

X intermedia despite often being labeled as f. Discovered by plantsman mike dirr at the mount airy arboretum in cincinnati. Leaves turn brilliant red orange yellow with shades of purple. Dirr at the mt. A beautiful addition to the landscape in semi shaded mixed shrub borders or as a background shrub or hedge plant. Rounded deciduous shrub to 5 feet tall and wide. Airy arboretum in cincinnati ohio.

Leaves turn bright red and orange in the fall. Mount airy is a hybrid fothergilla cultivar that was discovered by plantsman michael a. Gardenii of medium height with a more mounded shape and intense powder blue leaves similar in color to blue hostas such as hadspen blue and blue mouse ears but doesn t. Mount airy was selected for reliable and intense fall color. Dark green oval leaves have bluish undersides. A very popular. Blue shadow is a sport of mt.

The mount airy fothergilla is a slow growing plant with rounded dark blue green leaves free of disease problems the foliage resembles witchhazel. It has good blue leaf color during the summer but fall color is not as good as many other cultivars.