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| name = ''LATINNAME''  <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->

|familia=Hamemelidaceae

| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

|genus=Fothergilla

| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->

|species=major

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

|common_name=Large fothergilla

| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

|habit=shrub

| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->

|Min ht box=5

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

|Min ht metric=ft

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

|Max ht box=10

| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->

|Max ht metric=ft

| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

|Max wd box=6

| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->

|Max wd metric=ft

| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| color = IndianRed

|lifespan=perennial

| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->

|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->

|features=flowers

| divisio =   <!--- Phylum -->

|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer

| classis =   <!--- Class -->

|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| ordo =   <!--- Order -->

|flowers=white

| familia =   <!--- Family -->

|Temp Metric=°F

| genus =  

|min_zone=5

| species =  

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381

| subspecies =  

|max_zone=9

| cultivar =  

|image=Fothergilla_major_(Witch_alder).JPG

|image_width=240

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Fothergilla major, Lodd. (F. alnifolia. Var. major, Sims). Upright shrub of dense pyramidal habit: lvs. oval or obovate, cordate or truncate at the base, sinuately dentate above the middle or nearly entire, dark green and somewhat glossy above, glaucous and more or less stellate-pubescent below, at least on the veins, of firm texture, 2 ½ -5 in. long: fls. like in the preceding species. April, May. Known only from cult, plants. — This species is superior to the former on account of its dense, pyramidal habit.  

Fothergilla major, Lodd. (F. alnifolia. Var. major, Sims). Fig. 1566. Upright shrub of dense pyramidal habit: lvs. oval or obovate, cordate or truncate at the base, sinuately dentate above the middle or nearly entire, dark green and somewhat glossy above, glaucous and more or less stellate-pubescent below, at least on the veins, of firm texture, 2 ½ -5 in. long: fls. like in the preceding species. April, May. Known only from cult, plants. B.M. 1342. L.B.C. 16: 1520. G.F. 8:445 (excl. lvs. and frs.). M.D.G. 1902:395, 396.— This species is superior to the former on account of its dense, pyramidal habit.  

 

F. parviflora, Kearney. Closely related to F. gardenii. Lower and stoloniferous: lvs. nearly orbicular, rounded or cordate at the base, toothed from below the middle. N. C. to Fla.

F. parviflora, Kearney. Closely related to F. gardenii. Lower and stoloniferous: lvs. nearly orbicular, rounded or cordate at the base, toothed from below the middle. N. C. to Fla.

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