Description

This selection is noted for its long lasting brilliant fall foliage of orange, red, and yellow tones; features showy white "bottle-brush" flowers in spring at the ends of bare branches; a shapely mounded habit of growth; prefers light acidic soils

Landscape Attributes

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.

Jane Platt Fothergilla is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Jane Platt Fothergilla will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth, but will die in standing water. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selection of a native North American species.