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Buy Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt'

Also Known As

Dwarf Witch Alder

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 1'-3'
W: 1'-3'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt' plant details

Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: hamamelidaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 1 FT - 3 FT - wide, 1 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: fall color, fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Our introduction from Mrs. Platt's garden. This small grower (18”x 24”) has white flowers in April. In late fall (November), the leaves turn amazing orange, red and yellow.

By: Gossler Farms

A pleasing compact witch alder growing to only 2-3' and as wide; this delightful eastern native has creamy-white honey scented bottle-brush flowers in spring before the pretty blue-green summer leaves appear, autumn is perhaps its best season when this low spreading shrub becomes a flame of yellow-orange-red; a fine cultivar found growing in Jane Platt's Portland Or. garden. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

A slow-growing, deciduous, dwarf shrub that becomes a 3' tall mound when mature, 'Jane Platt' prefers moist, acidic, organically-rich soils in full sun or part shade.White, bottlebrush-like blooms appear on the tips of bare stems from April-May. Bue-green leaves can provide yellow, red, orange Fall color!Fothergilla gardeniiis native to moist lowland coastal plain bogs and savannahs in the southeastern U.S. from North Carolina to the Florida panhandle and Alabama.Minimum temperature: -20?F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Named by Gossler Farms Nursery after Portland plantswoman Jane Platt, this southeastern US native is shorter than most forms staying usually under 2' and getting a bit wider. The fall color is more exquisite in this form lasting longer lighting up November with oranges, reds and yellows. Oh, and it blooms! White bottlebrushes in spring.