Vigorous, and beautiful, Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy' is a compact, dense, deciduous shrub that is admired for its profuse spring flowering, attractive summer foliage, and amazing fall colour. Bottlebrush-like spikes of fragrant, white flowers bloom in spring after the foliage emerges. The flowers have a honey-scented fragrance and are attractive to pollinators. The leaves are leathery, dark green above and bluish gray beneath. The foliage turns glowing shades of yellow, orange and red-purple in fall. ‘Mount Airy’ has thrived in our garden for 10 years.
- Height: 1.5-1.7 m (5-5.5 ft)
- Spread: 1.2-1.5 cm (4-5 ft)
- Hardiness: Zone 4-8
- Sun or Shade: sun to part shade
- Bloom Time: spring
- Leaf Colour: blue green
- Bloom Colour: white
- Critter Resistance: deer
- Nature Attraction: bees
Growing and Maintenance Tips
Fothergilla is easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. It prefers moist, acidic, organically rich soils which has good drainage. It has good shade tolerance. It may spread by root suckers but it is not aggressive.
