Fothergilla gardenii ‘Blue Mist’ prophouse-winter-2027 hanging great loose clusters of

hanging great loose clusters of clear

and the Florida panhandle

the calyx behind them softly hairy

Photos courtesy of Jay Horn and Alan Cressler

so that a single mature plant reads as a green fountain rather than a shrub

Fothergilla gardenii ‘Blue Mist’ prophouse-winter-2027 hanging great loose clusters ofFothergilla gardenii is a small deciduous shrub, usually three to four feet tall, and a native of the southeastern coastal plain, where the plant haunts moist, peaty pinelands and bogs. A member of the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, and a close cousin of the witch hazels themselves, dwarf fothergilla shares the family gift for honey scented late winter and spring bloom on bare or barely leafed stems. The flowers are the first delight: showy white