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Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' - Summersweet - Clethraceae (The Clethra Family)
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' - Summersweet - Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' is a compact shrub with white bottlebrush flowers that are fragrant and nectar-rich.
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' - Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' is a compact shrub with white bottlebrush flowers that are fragrant and nectar-rich.
 
11cm
Price: $18.99
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Flower Colour: White/Cream


Availability: Shipping begins in May/June when plants are ready.
Product Code: 2411
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Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird', known as summersweet or sweet pepperbush, is a compact, slow spreading shrub that displays bottlebrush spikes of very fragrant, nectar rich white flowers that bloom from late summer to fall giving way to dark brown fruits for winter interest. Foliage is dark green and glossy. Very floriferous and dependable. Use in mixed shrub borders, or in partly shaded or woodland gardens or near water features in average to moist soils. Spreads by root suckers. Blooms on new wood. Nice golden yellow fall colour. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant.
Details
  • Class: Deciduous
  • Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
  • Flowering Time: Summer - Fall
  • Fragrant: Yes
  • Foliage Colour: Green
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
  • Habitat: Woodland, swamps and rocky places.
  • Geographical Origin: Americas - North America, Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
  • BC Native: No


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