Blue Shadow Fothergilla

Categories: Plants, Shrubs, Small Shrubs (Deciduous)

Blue Shadow Fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii ‘Blue Shadow’):Dramatic glaucous blue leaves, like faded jeans; showy white “bottle-brush” flowers appear in spring at the ends of the bare branches, spectacular fall colors and dense, rounded habit; prefers light acidic soils; all-purpose landscape plant

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:

6 feet

Average Landscape Width:

6 feet

Growth Rate:

slow

Genus:

Fothergilla

Species:

major

Cultivar:

Blue Shadow

Flower Color:

white

Flower Period:

in mid spring

Summer Foliage Color:

powder blue

Fall Color:

scarlet

Minimum Light:

partial shade

Maximum Light:

full sun

Minimum Moisture:

moist

Maximum Moisture:

moist

Plant Form:

round

Canopy:

closed

Pruning:

prune after flowering

Pollution Tolerance:

medium

Other Species Names:

Witch Alder, Large Fothergilla

Branching:

multi-stemmed

Density:

dense

Flower Fragrance:

high

Ornamental Features

Blue Shadow Fothergilla features showy spikes of fragrant white flowers rising above the foliage in mid spring before the leaves. It has powder blue deciduous foliage. The round leaves turn an outstanding scarlet in the fall.

Landscape Attributes

Blue Shadow Fothergilla is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded 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.

Planting & Growing

Blue Shadow Fothergilla will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. 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.

Blue Shadow Fothergilla

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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Blue Shadow Fothergilla

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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