Fothergilla latifolia
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Fothergilla major
- Phonetic Spelling
- foth-er-GIL-lah lat-ee-FOH-lee-uh
- Description
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Red, orange, yellow fall foliage on each leaf; slow grower; rounded multistemmed shrub with erect stems; drought tolerant and tolerates wet soils; may occasionally sucker; native to mountainous regions of southeastern US; native; excellent fall color.
Wildilfe Value: This plant is seldom damaged by deer.
Play Value: Wildlife Enhancement
Seed: Capsule
Compare this Plant to: Fothergilla gardenii
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Ark Beauty'
- 'Blue Shadow'
- 'Mt Airy'
More cold hardy
- 'Ark Beauty'
- 'Ark Beauty', 'Blue Shadow', 'Mt Airy'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Ark Beauty'
- 'Blue Shadow'
- 'Mt Airy'
More cold hardy
- 'Ark Beauty'
- 'Ark Beauty', 'Blue Shadow', 'Mt Airy'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Fothergilla
- Species:
- latifolia
- Family:
- Hamamelidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mountanous regions of Southeast US.
- Wildlife Value:
- Birds and butterflies are attracted to the flowers.
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Fragrance
- Wildlife Food Source
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Drought tolerant. Will tolerate wet soil.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Shrub
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Multi-stemmed
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Brown capsule with two curved horn-like projections (styles) displays from July to October.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- Colored Sepals
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 1-3 in. bottlebrush-like spike of white apetalous flowers from April to May. The sepals form a small cup and the 12-32 white filaments. (stamens) are in the center. The fragrance varies from none to honey-like
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- White
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Denticulate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Alternate, simple, leathery, blue-green to dark green leaves; with grayish to whitish underside with pubescent veins. 2-4 in. long and almost as wide. Coarsely denticulate on the upper half of the leaf. Red, orange, yellow fall color on each individual leaf.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Children's Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Wet Soil
