Fothergilla major
Large fothergilla
A compact growing spring flowering shrub, the leaves are shiny, oval and dark green before turning into eye catching autumnal colours from orange to bright red. the white flowers are borne on short spikes often before the leaves appear.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Large fothergilla
Latin name
Fothergilla major
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Hamamelidaceae
ph
6.5 - 5.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
2.50 M
Fothergilla major
A compact growing spring flowering shrub, the leaves are shiny, oval and dark green before turning into eye catching autumnal colours from orange to bright red. the white flowers are borne on short spikes often before the leaves appear.
Planting Outdoors autumn
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Plant container grown plants into flowering position with well rotted manure or compost dug into the soil. Mulch in cold areas.
Flowering Season
From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer
Scented white flowers are borne on short spikes often before the leaves appear.
Propagation by seed
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Sow seed under glass.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
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