General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, acidic, organically rich soils that have good drainage. Best flowers occur in full sun. Plants may spread by root suckers to form colonies if suckers are not promptly removed. BEAVER CREEK plants reportedly do not come true from seed.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Fothergilla gardenia (see A430 herein) is native to the southeastern U.S. It is a compact, slow-growing, mounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows 2-3’ tall and as wide. BEAVER CREEK is a new selection from Roy Klehm. It also grows to 2-3’ tall over time, but reportedly is a tighter, denser, more rounded and better proportioned shrub than species plants which often exhibit a certain looseness. Ornamental highlights also include aromatic spring flowers, quality summer foliage and exciting fall color. Terminal, bottlebrush-like spikes (to 1.5” long) of tiny, apetulous, honey-scented, ivory white flowers bloom for several weeks in early spring (April to early May). Flower color comes from the showy stamens (white filaments and yellowish anthers). Thick, rounded to oblong leaves (to 2.5” long) are an attractive blue-green during the growing season, changing in fall to outstanding and often brilliant shades of red. Plants of this species are often commonly called dwarf fothergilla in obvious reference to compact plant size. U.S. Plant Patent Applied For (PPAF).
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems.
Uses:
Compact specimen or accent that may also be grown in groups or massed. Shrub borders, foundations, cottage gardens, open woodland areas or native plant areas. Small hedge.
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