Fothergilla Mt. Airy

Enjoy fragrant white spring flowers and a brilliant blend of yellow, orange, and red fall foliage. Mount Airy Fothergilla is a compact native hybrid shrub with bottlebrush-like blooms that appear before or with the leaves. Its blue-green summer foliage develops vivid fall color, providing reliable interest across multiple seasons.

Growing Guide

  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
  • USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 - 8
  • Mature Height: 3'–5'
  • Mature Width: 3'–5'
  • Spacing: 4'
  • Soil: Acidic, moist, well-drained soil
  • Water Needs: Moderate
  • Growth Rate: Moderate

Plant Details

  • Botanical Name: Fothergilla × intermedia 'Mount Airy'
  • Common Name: Mount Airy Fothergilla
  • Plant Type: Deciduous Native Hybrid Shrub
  • Bloom Color: White
  • Season of Interest: Spring, Fall
  • Foliage: Deciduous
  • Growth Habit: Compact, Rounded, and Upright
  • Pollinator Friendly: Yes

Key Features

  • Fragrant white bottlebrush flowers
  • Brilliant multicolor fall foliage
  • Compact rounded habit
  • Native hybrid shrub
  • Attracts early-season pollinators

Landscape Uses

  • Native gardens
  • Woodland borders
  • Foundation plantings
  • Mixed borders
  • Pollinator gardens

Planting & Care Tips

  • Plant in full sun to part sun.
  • Provide acidic, moist, well-drained soil.
  • Water regularly during establishment.
  • Prune after flowering only if shaping is needed.

Companion Plants

  • Clethra Ruby Spice
  • Hydrangea quercifolia
  • Itea Little Henry®
  • Carex Ice Dance
  • Liriope Big Blue

Please Note: Our photos represent the variety you will receive. Because plants are living products, size and fullness may vary naturally with the season and stage of growth, while remaining true to the variety shown.

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Plant Size at Shipment: (12" x 12")
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Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage
Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage
Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage
Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage
Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage
Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage
Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage
Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage
Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage
Mount Airy Fothergilla with white bottlebrush flowers and colorful fall foliage

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