Mountain Witch Alder

Fothergilla major

Mountain witch alder is an Appalachian shrub with fragrant white bottlebrush flowers in spring and brilliant orange-red-purple fall color, a tidy, four-season native for sun or part shade.

Family: Hamamelidaceae
Type: shrub
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 6–10 ft
Spacing: 6–9 ft apart
Light: sun, part shade
Soil moisture: dry, moist
Soil pH: acidic
Bloom: April, May
Bloom colors: white
Wildlife value: pollinators
Landscape uses: specimen, hedge or screen
Native states: AL, NC, SC, TN