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      Clethra alnifolia |
    Summersweet ( Sweet Pepperbush ) |
       Deciduous Shrub |
HEIGHT: | 3 - 8 feet | SPREAD: | 4 - 6 feet | DISTINCTIONS: | Upright spikes of white flowers in summer, fragrant; decorative seed pods; yellow to orange fall color; tolerates salt, wet soils and shade; good in acid soils. | LIMITATIONS: | Susceptible to spider mites on dry sites; can sucker and colonize. | HARDINESS: | SC, SE (Zone 4) | ORIGIN: | Eastern United States | CULTIVARS: | ‘Compacta’ and ‘Hummingbird’ compact forms to 3’ high.; ‘Pink Spires’ and ‘Ruby Spice’ pink and rose colored flowers. | _____________________________ Back to List | The information for this Deciduous Shrub (161) was last updated on: 2010-09-08 22:29:23 |
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