This is a small deciduous native shrub, and it is one of the more interesting plants on the entire list because it provides three distinct seasons of interest.
In spring, it produces masses of unusual creamy-white bottlebrush flowers. These aren't conventional round shrub flowers—the blooms are cylindrical spikes made up of many fine stamens, giving them a fuzzy bottlebrush appearance. They are also fragrant. This is deliberately bred to be a much smaller Fothergilla, making it considerably easier to fit into a residential perennial border. After flowering, the plant develops attractive small blue-green leaves.
Then comes the big show: fall color. The foliage can transition through combinations of red, yellow, orange, and reddish-purple.
Height: approximately 2–2½ ft
Width: approximately 2–4 ft
This is a small deciduous native shrub, and it is one of the more interesting plants on the entire list because it provides three distinct seasons of interest.
In spring, it produces masses of unusual creamy-white bottlebrush flowers. These aren't conventional round shrub flowers—the blooms are cylindrical spikes made up of many fine stamens, giving them a fuzzy bottlebrush appearance. They are also fragrant. This is deliberately bred to be a much smaller Fothergilla, making it considerably easier to fit into a residential perennial border. After flowering, the plant develops attractive small blue-green leaves.
Then comes the big show: fall color. The foliage can transition through combinations of red, yellow, orange, and reddish-purple.
Height: approximately 2–2½ ft
Width: approximately 2–4 ft
