Fothergilla intermedia

A small to medium sized deciduous shrub consisting of a fairly dense network of slender angular stems. It is a non-invasive colonizing plant, which forms a rounded, dense mound. Selected as a branch sport from Fothergilla 'Mount Airy'

Honey scented white 2-inch spikes with yellow anthers appearing on the ends of the branches before the leaves, usually in April to early May. As is the case with its parentage it has proven to be a much more prolific bloomer than the species.

It’s difficult to point to a deciduous plant with a better blue color. The leaves under greenhouse conditions or in our cool northwest climate will emerge green and as the leaf reaches mature size develops in to a stunning powder blue. Older plants that have foliage emerging in different stages will exhibit an outstanding combination of both green, blue and transitional colors. In warmer climates this color transition is much quicker and often almost instantaneous. In fall the eaves turn a brilliant combination of yellow, dark red, orange and purple, often all appearing at the same time.

Height 4’-6’ Width 5’ to 7’

4-8

Handy Nursery original