Mount Airy Fothergilla Live Plant

Fragrant White Spring Flowers | Brilliant Fall Color

Add four-season garden interest with Mount Airy Fothergilla, a beautiful deciduous shrub prized for its honey-scented white bottlebrush flowers and spectacular autumn foliage.

In spring, clusters of fragrant white flowers cover the branches before or as the foliage emerges. During summer, the shrub displays attractive blue-green leaves. In fall, the foliage transforms into a brilliant blend of red, orange, and yellow.

This slow-growing ornamental shrub is an excellent choice for mixed shrub borders, foundation plantings, and informal hedges.

Plant Details

• Common name: Mount Airy Fothergilla

• Botanical name: Fothergilla 'Mount Airy'

• Plant type: Deciduous flowering shrub

• Plant size shipped: Approximately 10–18 inches tall

• Container: Deep pot

• Mature size: Approximately 3–6 feet tall and wide

• Growth rate: Slow-growing

• Flower color: White

• Flower fragrance: Honey-scented

• Fall foliage: Red, orange, and yellow

• Summer foliage: Blue-green

• USDA hardiness zones: 5–9

Beautiful Flowers and Fall Foliage

Mount Airy Fothergilla offers two especially attractive seasonal displays:

Spring: Showy, white, bottlebrush-shaped flowers with a sweet honey fragrance.

Summer: Attractive blue-green foliage provides a lovely backdrop for other garden plants.

Fall: Leaves develop brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow, creating a colorful autumn display.

The flowers attract bees and other pollinators.

Growing Conditions

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil: Moist, organically rich, acidic, well-drained soil

• Water: Prefers consistent moisture

• Hardiness: USDA Zones 5–9

Fothergilla performs best in soil that stays evenly moist without becoming waterlogged. It can be sensitive to drought, particularly while establishing. Once established, it becomes more drought-tolerant.

Garden Uses

• Mixed shrub borders

• Foundation plantings

• Informal hedges

• Pollinator gardens

• Seasonal color gardens

• Ornamental landscape plantings

This deer-resistant shrub can also spread gradually through root suckers. These suckers may be removed if you prefer to maintain a more defined shape.

About Mount Airy Fothergilla

Mount Airy is a cultivated selection associated with two southeastern U.S. native species: Fothergilla major and Fothergilla gardenii. It combines attractive spring flowers with colorful autumn foliage, making it a valuable ornamental shrub.

Plant and Shipping Information

• Quantity: One live plant

• Shipping size: Approximately 10–18 inches tall

• Growing container: Deep pot

• Growing method: Grown from tissue culture

• Plant condition: Plants are inspected for quality before shipment.

• Shipping: Free to most locations.

We cannot ship to Alaska, Hawaii, APO addresses, U.S. territories, or locations considered remote without a freight surcharge.

Plants include detailed planting, growing, and care instructions. You are welcome to call or email with additional questions.

Temperature protection: If temperatures are warmer than 89°F or colder than 20°F, we will hold the order until conditions improve.

If your plant arrives damaged, please contact us promptly with photographs of the package and plant so we can help resolve the issue.

Scenic Hill Farm is a licensed Oregon nursery.