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Shrubs for Fall Color
Fall 2008
Fall 2008
Fothergilla
This slow growing deciduous shrub has year round interest. It grows from five to six feet tall and wide and will take full sun to part shade.
In the spring this shrub has honey-scented, white bottle brush-like flowers that appear before its lush blue green summer foliage. In the fall, the foliage will turn to a striking yellow and orange.
The Fothergilla makes a beautiful addition to shrub borders or for background in semi-shaded borders. This deciduous shrub makes an elegant choice for foundation planting. It is a superior woodland plant for naturalizing.all.
Virginia Sweet-Spire (Itea Virginica)
The Virginia Sweet-Spire is a long-lived and relatively trouble-free shrub. In the spring they have long, creamy-white long lasting blooms. In the fall the foliage turns to a brilliant red. They flower best in full sun, but do well in part shade.
One cultivar, ‘Henry’s Garnet,’ sports flowers up to 6 inches long and boasts excellent fall color. ‘Little Henry’ is a trademarked cultivar that creates a 3-4’ mound with smaller flowers.
The Virginia Sweet-Spire is a long-lived and relatively trouble-free shrub. In the spring they have long, creamy-white long lasting blooms. In the fall the foliage turns to a brilliant red. They flower best in full sun, but do well in part shade.
One cultivar, ‘Henry’s Garnet,’ sports flowers up to 6 inches long and boasts excellent fall color. ‘Little Henry’ is a trademarked cultivar that creates a 3-4’ mound with smaller flowers.
Hydrangea quercifolia Oak Leaf
The Oakleaf hydrangea is one of the few hydrangeas native to the United States. The Oakleaf hydrangea is a dramatic, white-blooming shrub with four seasons of interest. It blooms best in areas where summers are somewhat hot, but it is winter hardy farther north than the macrophylla.
A tremendous advantage of the Oakleaf is that it can thrive in much dryer locations than its cousins. Oakleaf hydrangeas thrive with very little attention.
The Oakleaf gets its name from the shape of its beautiful large leaves. These leaves often turn colors of brilliant red, orange, yellow and burgundy in the fall if planted in a sunny location with a little afternoon shade. The Oakleaf hydrangea can tolerate and even thrive in much sunnier areas than the macrophyllas.
The Oakleaf hydrangea is one of the few hydrangeas native to the United States. The Oakleaf hydrangea is a dramatic, white-blooming shrub with four seasons of interest. It blooms best in areas where summers are somewhat hot, but it is winter hardy farther north than the macrophylla.
A tremendous advantage of the Oakleaf is that it can thrive in much dryer locations than its cousins. Oakleaf hydrangeas thrive with very little attention.
The Oakleaf gets its name from the shape of its beautiful large leaves. These leaves often turn colors of brilliant red, orange, yellow and burgundy in the fall if planted in a sunny location with a little afternoon shade. The Oakleaf hydrangea can tolerate and even thrive in much sunnier areas than the macrophyllas.
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