PlantsShrubs & Vines
Fothergilla
Fothergilla major
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
White bottlebrushes before the leaves, then fall color
ModerateShrubs & VinesAlso Flowers
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 5–8 ft
- Spacing
- 5 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Apr–May
- How it spreads
- Shrub
- What to buy
- A container shrub. 'Mount Airy' is the one garden centers mean.
- When to plant
- Apr or Sep
In the design
East side. Chicago soil is alkaline and this shrub prefers a bit of acidity, so it can be slower here than in a catalog photo. Still a zone 6a plant. Water the first summer.
