Skip to content
Loading…
Quality That Grows

Main content

Plants

Fothergilla major Mount Airy

  • Dirr
  • Award, AGM

An outstanding cultivar selected by Michael Dirr from the Mount Airy Arboretum in Cincinnati, Ohio, for its consistent fall coloration, heavy bloom, and vigor. The fragrant midspring flowers are the familiar creamy bottlebrushes; the fall color is a spectacular blend of yellow. orange, & red. Larger growing than the species, with a rounded habit. 5′ x 5′

  • Common Name 'Mount Airy' Fothergilla, Witch Alder
  • Variety Mount Airy
  • Zone Zone 5
  • Mature Size 5-6' x 5'
  • Bloom Time Midspring
  • Plant Type Deciduous Shrub
  • Flower Color White