Flowers of a large witch alder shrub in the Arnold Arboretum (Early May, 2021)
The above picture shows flowers of a shrub in the Leventritt Shrub & Vine Garden of the Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Massachusetts—a short walk south from the Hunnewell Visitor Center on the Linden Path.
Approaching the flowering shrub, it at first appears as a white cream whip with a pleasant smell. The oval green leaves only became visible to me when standing nearby. The fragrant bottlebrush flowers do not have any petals, but a cluster of white stamens that are up to 3 cm long. The anthers add the yellowish touch which is most pronounced at the tip of the brushes.
References and further reading
[1] Fothergilla major. Missouri Botanical Garden. URL: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281021 (accessed: May 14, 2021).[2] Mountain Witch-alder. NatureServe Explorer. URL: https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149547/Fothergilla_major (accessed: April 14, 2021).
[3] Fothergilla major. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant Database. URL: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=FOMA (accessed: April 14, 2021).
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