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Fothergilla 'Jane Platt': Extended Fall Color & Mounding Habit

'Jane Platt' fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt') has the same great spring flowers as the species but holds brilliant fall color longer—strong orange, red, and yellow tones into late November or early December. Features a mounding habit rather than upright.

Tough & Adaptable

Often recommended for shade, but this cultivar is tough enough for hot, full sun between rocks. Honey-scented spring flowers, beautiful fall color. Grow in full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Problems infrequent.

Quick Reference

Height/Spread: 1–3 ft.
Light: Full sun to part shade
Moisture: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Bloom Time: Early spring, spring
Flower Color: White
Attributes: Fragrant flowers, showy fall foliage
Uses: Beds, borders, rock gardens

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