Fothergilla milleri
dwarf witch-alder
Hamamelidaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
3-5 ft tall by 2-4 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,green
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Fall Color
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Foundation plantings, group or mass planting, multi-season accent, or specimen shrub.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
Native Habitats:
Sunny, wet eges of baygalls, shrub swamps, pitcherplant bogs; shrubby transition zones into wet flatwoods.
