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Summersweet (Sweet Pepperbush)
Clethra alnifolia
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. |
