Fothergilla gardenii - flowers close up

Fothergilla gardenii - flowers

Fothergilla gardenii - autumn colour

Fothergilla gardenii - flowers close up

Fothergilla gardenii - flowers

Fothergilla gardenii - autumn colour

Fothergilla gardenii

Limited availability this year

£48.00

(Witch Alder) An exquisite and quite unusual small, deciduous shrub with fragrant white flowers in spring and dark green summer leaves turning which turn bright orange and red in autumn before falling. The flowers are popular with insects including bees and butterflies.

Best flowers and autumn colour in a reasonably sunny position and lime free soil. Can be grown well in a large container.

More Information

Supplied Size:

5 litre pot (3 - 4 years old, 30 - 40 cm tall)

Delivery Options
(For any number of plants sent by courier)

Standard: £6.95*
delivered in 2-3 working days

Priority: £15
Shipped ASAP

Click & Collect
free

*Surcharges apply for Highlands & Islands.

Delivery Options
(For any number of plants sent by courier)

Standard: £6.95*
Delivered in 2-3 working days
Priority: £15
Shipped ASAP
Click & Collect: free
*Surcharges apply for Highlands & Islands.

£6.95 standard delivery for ANY number of plants to most of the UK*
Free delivery for orders over £60*
*Surcharges apply for Northern Scotland and Islands

1 x free Achillea 'Moonshine' (3L pot) with website orders over £30
Enter code FREEPLANT during checkout.
Popular with butterflies, this lovely perennial has bright yellow summer flowers!
One free plant per person only.

Key Information
Product Details

An exquisite and quite unusual small, deciduous shrub with fragrant white flowers in spring and dark green summer leaves turning which turn bright orange and red in autumn before falling. Native to the United States.

Best flowers and autumn colour in a reasonably sunny position and lime free soil. Can be grown well in a large container.

Position: Full sun or partial shade.
Soil: Moist, acid, fertile soil.
Hardiness: Hardy.
Flowering Period: April - May.
Rate of Growth: Slow.
b>Habit: Small densely branching, compact shrub.
- Height: 1 m (3 ft)
- Spread: 1 m (3 ft)

Notes: Fothergilla gardenii makes a good companion plant for Rhododendron or Hamamelis, as they enjoy the same soil conditions.

How Much Sun: Full Sun, Light Shade
Eventual Size: Shrub - Small (less than 1.5m)
Growing Conditions: Soil: Acid, Soil: Damp/Wet
Special Features: Autumn Colour, Scented, Suitable for Containers, Honey Fungus Resistant, Flowers in Spring, Rare and Unusual

Brand BlueBell Nursery

In stock 4 Items

Similar plants

Cephalanthus occidentalis

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Cephalanthus

Cephalanthus occidentalis

BlueBell Nursery

(Button Bush) A beautiful and unusual, small to medium sized, deciduous shrub with rounded, white button-like flowers which are very popular with insects, including bees and butterflies. Ideal for a mixed border in sun or dappled shade. Can be grown in a large container.

View

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida'

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Hamamelis

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida'

BlueBell Nursery

(Witch Hazel) A sensational and popular witch hazel with lovely, scented sulphur yellow flowers that are borne in abundance in late winter and early spring. The leaves also have good yellow, orange and red autumn colour. Grows very well in a large container.

View

Buddleja salviifolia

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Buddleja

Buddleja salviifolia

BlueBell Nursery

(Evergreen Butterfly Bush) An unusual evergreen butterfly bush native to South Africa, Buddleja salviifolia has masses of fragrant, white or pale-lilac flowers in summer. The leaves are sage-like, dark green and densely covered with small, white hairs, giving the leaves a distinctive silvery colour (shown in the photo).

View

Customers who bought this product also bought:

Briza media - quaking flower stems

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Briza

Briza media

(Quaking Grass) A rare native grass, Briza media forms a tidy clump of narrow bluish green leaves supports a profusion of scaly heart-shaped, pendant flower heads from late spring. The flower heads are a delicate pink tinged green at first, slowly turning a rich straw colour over the summer. The great beauty of this grass is the seed heads swaying in a...

View

Euonymus alatus - autumn colour (2)

Euonymus

Euonymus alatus

(Winged Spindle or Burning Bush) Euonymus alatus is a popular, medium sized, densely branching deciduous shrub with dark green summer leaves and excellent bright red autumn colour.

View

Neillia thibetica - with bee

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Neillia

Neillia thibetica

(Tibetan Neillia) Neillia thibetica is a beautiful, yet often overlooked hardy, medium sized shrub which is covered with racemes of pink flowers in summer. The flowers are popular with bees and butterflies.

View

Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Syringa

Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'

(Lilac) An attractive flowering lilac this large shrub or eventually very small tree has panicles of perfumed lavender flowers in early summer when established which are popular with bees and butterflies.

View

Osmanthus delavayi

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Osmanthus

Osmanthus delavayi

(Chinese Osmanthus) Osmanthus delavayi is an evergreen shrub with small, glossy, dark-green leaves and clusters of fragrant, jasmine-like, white flowers in late spring. Beautiful addition to a mixed border and grows well in a large container.

View

Philadelphus x lemoinei 'Belle Etoile' - flowers in June

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Philadelphus

Philadelphus x lemoinei 'Belle Etoile'

(Mock Orange) Philadelphus x lemoinei 'Belle Etoile' is a compact shrub with masses of beautiful and highly fragrant, four-petalled, single white flowers in early summer. Superb shrub for summer flowers and ideal for a sunny border!

View

Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Clethra

Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'

(Sweet Pepper Bush) A compact small shrub, Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles' is covered with masses of long-lasting white flower spikes (up to 15 cm long each) in late summer. These flowers are very fragrant and also popular with insects, particularly butterflies. Grows well in a large container!

View

Cotinus 'Grace' - autumn colour

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Cotinus

Cotinus 'Grace'

(Smokebush) A lovely deciduous shrub with plumes of pale pink, smoke-like flowers in summer and purple-tinged leaves which turn dramatic shades of red and orange in autumn before falling. Excellent choice of shrub for summer and autumn interest with best leaf colour seen when planted in a warm, sunny position.

View

Corylopsis pauciflora

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Corylopsis

Corylopsis pauciflora

(Buttercup Winterhazel) A beautiful plant native to Japan and Taiwan, in early spring Corylopsis pauciflora has masses of lovely, scented, primrose-yellow flowers.

View

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Amethyst'

In Stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Amethyst'

(Oak-leaved Hydrangea) A lovely rare shrub with upright heads of creamy-white flowers which turn to dark amethyst red as they age in late summer. Hydrangea quercifolia 'Amethyst' is an excellent shrub for a position in sun or light shade, although best flower colour will be seen in a position with plenty of sun. Limited number of young plants available...

View