Photo by: Rick Cantrell, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
Nomenclature
Common Name:
dwarf witch-alder
Synonym(s):
Fothergilla gardenii
Genus species:
Fothergilla milleri
Family:
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:
NA
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Fall Color
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Foundation plantings, group or mass planting, multi-season accent, or specimen shrub.
Considerations:
Availability:
Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales
Propagation:
Rooted stem cuttings
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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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
Soil pH:
Acidic
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.
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
May sucker and form small clones
