Clethra alnifolia 'Summer Sparkler' - Summersweet - Clethraceae (The Clethra Family)

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Clethra alnifolia 'Summer Sparkler' - Summersweet - Clethra alnifolia 'Summer Sparkler' is a compact shrub with long, twisting racemes of white flowers that are fragrant and nectar-rich.

Clethra alnifolia 'Summer Sparkler' - Clethra alnifolia 'Summer Sparkler' is a compact shrub with long, twisting racemes of white flowers that are fragrant and nectar-rich.

11cm

Price: $19.99

Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Part Sun, Full Sun, Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Flower Colour: White/Cream

Availability: Most main catalogue plants ready May 15-June 30.
Product Code: 12776

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Clethra alnifolia 'Summer Sparkler', known as summersweet or sweet pepperbush, offers intensely fragrant, highly floriferous, foot-long, twisting racemes of densely packed white flowers that bloom from early to midsummer contrasting beautifully against its glossy green foliage. Grows 3-4 feet tall and wide. Performs best in partial sun. 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, Wet
Flowering Time: Summer
Fragrant: Yes
Foliage Colour: Green, Good Fall Colour
Deer Resistant: Yes
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Habitat: Woodland, swamps and rocky places.
Geographical Origin: Americas - North America, Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
BC Native: No

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