Large Fothergilla

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Allegheny Mnts. From VA to Sc

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Fairweather Gardens, Prides Corner Farms, Princeton Nurseries, Cornell Botanic Gardens, Weston Nurseries, Edgewood Nursery

Description

Rounded, multi-stemmed shrub with mostly erect stems, appearing very dense due to the leaves being closely borne along the stems. Fall color ranges from yellow to scarlet and orange, often with all three colors present in the same leaf. Flowers honey-scented, apetalous, the showy portion being the stamens, borne in 1" to 2" long, bottlebrush-like spikes in April to early May.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

fall color, fragrance