Fothergilla gardenii, commonly known as dwarf fothergilla or coastal fothergilla, is a slow-growing, deciduous, dwarf ornamental shrub that is native to moist lowland coastal plain bogs and savannahs in the southeastern U.S. from North Carolina to the Florida panhandle and Alabama. Fothergillas are often recommended for shade, but this one is tough enough to be grown between rocks in hot, full sun. Noteworthy Characteristics Honey-scented flowers in spring; beautiful fall color. Care Grow in full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Problems Infrequent. Genus : Fothergilla Plant Height : 1 to 3 feet
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Plant Type: Shrub 492 Deciduous / Evergreen: Deciduous 807 Flowers: White (Fragrant, interesting, white cylindrical spikes in the spring) View More Details Additional Information A very useful and adaptable small shrub that has unique, fragrant, bottle-brush flowers and spectacular fall foliage. Fothergilla Type: Broadleaf Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: No Deciduous shrub, rounded habit, low growing, to 2 ft (0.6 m) tall, leaves bluish-green, less oval and narrower than species, flower clusters somewhat larger. Fall color is orange, red, and yellow; long lasting. Contact Us Login Cart Named by Gosler Farms Nursery after Portland plantswoman Jane Platt, this southeastern US native is shorter than most forms staying usually under 2 feet and getting a bit wider. The fall color is more exquisite in this form lasting longer lighting up Nov Fothergilla is a genus of shrubs in the witch-hazel family (Hamamelidaceae) native to woodlands and swamps of the southeastern U.S. that typically is referred to by the genus name (although occasionally the common name of witch-alder may be used).
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Jane Platt Dwarf fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt'): This variety has cascading branches, narrow leaves, and yellow-red fall color. Suzanne Dwarf fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii 'Suzanne'): This compact shrub grows 2 to 3 feet high and has orange-red fall color. Fothergilla is a genus of shrubs in the witch-hazel family (Hamamelidaceae) native to woodlands and swamps of the southeastern US that typically is referred to by the genus name (although occasionally the common name of witch-alder may be used). Jane Platt Fothergilla is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a mounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. Fothergilla Type: Broadleaf Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: No Deciduous shrub, generally small, 2-3 (6) ft (0.6-1 m), dense, rounded outline, occasionally upright. Leaves alternate, simple, obovate to oblong, 2.5-6.5 cm long, blue-green to dark green above, pale or glaucous and tomemtose below, margin sometimes entire.
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Cultivar: Jane Platt for Fothergilla gardenii Notes 'Jane Platt' - often available commercially; rounded growth habit, to 3' tall; leaves are narrower than the species; flowers may be a bit larger than species; fall color less striking than other varieties and the species Other Cultivars for this plant Plant database entry for Dwarf Fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt') with 6 images, one comment, and 29 data details. Learning Library. Learning Library Homepage; Plant Care Guides; Food Gardening Guides. This cultivar was discovered in the garden of Jane & John Platt in Portland, Oregon. The mother species is native to the.
Common name: Jane Platt dwarf fothergilla, Jane Platt dwarf witch-alder Family: Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family) Distribution: Species native to s.e. United States Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt' | Dwarf Witch Alder | plant lust
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Fothergilla 'Jane Platt ' is a dwarf selection of Fothergilla from the famous Platt Garden in Oregon. The compact slower growing form of witch alder may at times have some green-blue cast to the leaves, however, not as much as 'Blue Mist' or 'Blue Shadow'. The leaves are typically more silver green. A slow-growing, deciduous dwarf shrub that becomes a 3' tall mound when mature, 'Platt' prefers moist, acidic, organically-rich soils in full sun or part shade. White, bottlebrush-like blooms appear on the tips of bare stems from April-May. Blue-green leaves become yellow, red, and orange in autumn! Fothergilla gardeni
