Blue Shadow Fothergilla Winter

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Blue shadow fothergilla winter. The downy r zig zag twigs in winter l. This shrub requires only light pruning as part of its low. With deep cool blue green leaves the blue shadow fothergilla fothergilla major blue shadow will add a shadowy and magical flair to your garden. Blue shadow fothergilla fothergilla x intermedia blue shadow.

Distinctive for its soft blue summer foliage fothergilla gardenii blue mist dwarf fothergilla is a deciduous dwarf ornamental shrub which adds long lasting beauty to the landscape during 3 seasons. And in a large space a group of three odd numbers works best in informal gardens it makes a stunning spring and fall backdrop for smaller shrub and perennial plantings. A sport of mt airy blue green foliage rounded habit 5 to 6 feet high orange red yellow fall color. In march and april it is covered with honey scented white bottlebrush flowers.

April to may bloom description. The tangled branch structure intrigues even in winter landscapes. This handsome plant is sometimes referred to as blue shadow witch alder. Unlike dwarf fothergilla this shrub is more tolerant of soils that are near alkaline and it can.

In smaller spaces it is an excellent alternative to a tree. The leathery leaves feature light undersides and turn to fiery shades of red orange and bright yellow in autumn. Its gorgeous dusty blue leaves provide an unusual color and texture for the shade garden. Genus fothergilla are rounded deciduous shrubs with broadly ovate leaves often colouring well in autumn and small catkin like spikes of white flowers in spring details blue shadow is a compact deciduous shrub with fragrant creamy white bottlebrush flowerheads in late spring.

A hybrid fothergilla through the seasons from early spring upper l peak bloom in late spring upper c after bloom upper r in mid summer lower l autumn lower c and without leaves in winter lower r. It produces sweet scented flowers and offers striking fall foliage. Fothergilla major is a large shrub sometimes exceeding 12 feet. A north american native fothergilla deserves a place in every shade garden for its profuse honey sweet brushy blooms and open airy habit.

Fothergilla major blue shadow plant patent 15 490 sku 3141 produces white honey scented flowers at branch tips on a nicely mounded habit of icy blue green foliage in spring. 4 00 to 6 00 feet spread. 4 00 to 6 00 feet bloom time. Weeks of stunning fall colors of red orange and yellow.