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Miller's Witchalder

Fothergilla milleri

Miller's Witchalder is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, closely related to other Fothergilla species grown for their fragrant spring bottlebrush flowers and autumn foliage colour. It is grown in moist, acidic, well-drained soil in a sunny to lightly shaded spot.

Family
Hamamelidaceae (Hamamelid family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist, especially during the first growing seasons, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, acidic, well-drained soil rich in organic matter.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates, roughly -25 to 35 °C; provide shelter from harsh winds in very cold areas.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Alabama to Gerogia
Climate
temperate

About

Fothergilla milleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Hamamelidaceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States.

Other Fothergilla plants

Dwarf witchalder · Fothergilla latifolia · Witchalder

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fothergilla milleri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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