Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic

Fothergilla gardenii flowers in April.
Photo © Elaine L. Mills

Fothergilla gardenii in landscape in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania in May.
Photo © Elaine L. Mills

Fothergilla gardenii leaves in October.
Photo © Elaine L. Mills

Fothergilla gardenii November foliage at the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden.
Photo © Mary Free

Native to southeastern coastal areas, Dwarf Fothergilla shines three seasons of the year. Spring brings sweetly-scented, white bottlebrush flowers that welcome pollinators. Its summer dress is a pretty green. Fall leaf color is spectacular, turning exquisite shades of yellow, orange or red that brighten up the woodland garden.

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