FNPS Plant Database

Fothergilla milleri

dwarf witch-alder

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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:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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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:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

May sucker and form small clones

Citations:

University of Tennessee Extension Service.  Desired Ph Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants.    https://extension.tennessee.edu/mtnpi/Documents/handouts/Fertility/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf   accessed 2021.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu /).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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