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Fothergilla

Fothergilla x intermedia

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Fothergilla, as VeraScape draws it
Mature size
4 × 4 ft
1.2 × 1.2 m, tall × wide
Hardiness
Zones 5a–8b
USDA
Sun
Full sun to part shade
Water
Medium to moist
Blooms
Apr–May
Fall color Oct–Nov

Fothergilla at its mature size

A mature Fothergilla grows 3 to 5 feet tall and just as wide.

Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.

Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: Missouri Botanical Garden.

Through the year

What Fothergilla looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.

Dormant · Dec–Mar

Bare zigzag gray-brown stems.

In flower · Apr

Fuzzy white bottlebrush flowers at the branch tips.

In leaf · May–Sep

Dark blue-green leathery rounded leaves.

Fall · Oct–Nov

Brilliant mix of yellow, orange and red on every branch, very vivid.

Growing Fothergilla

Grows well in
The Northeast, the Southeast, and the Midwest.
Good for
Small space, foundation planting, pollinators, and fall color
Leaves
Drops its leaves in winter
Native to
Southeastern United States

Spacing

VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Fothergilla, that’s about 4 ft apart, center to center.

Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.