Partial Shade
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H7
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
1.2m | Max | 1.5m |
60cm | Min | 1m |
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
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Witch Alder Overview
This is an early blooming low shrub with brilliantly coloured autumn foliage. The white flowering spikes have a sweet honey-scent. They will bear dark green leaves in early spring and summer that turn red, orange and yellow in the autumn.
How to propagate Witch Alder
Cuttings
Propagate from seed or cuttings.
Seed
Layering
Layering.
Special features of Witch Alder
Hedge plant
Other uses of Witch Alder
Hedging, specimen, ornamental, fragrance, border. Spring interest.