Virginia Sweetspire ‘Henry’s Garnet’’
COMMON NAME | Virginia Sweetspire ‘Henry’s Garnet’ |
BOTANICAL NAME * | Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ |
ZONE | 5 – 9 |
SIZE | 3 -5’ HT & SP |
FOLIAGE | Erect, clustered branches of light green foliage that turns red in the fall. If left unchecked, branches can become gracefully arching. |
FLOWER | White, lightly fragrant, cascading flowers. Nicely showy. |
GROWING CONDITIONS | Full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, fertile soil, but appears to be pH adaptable, and has shown some drought tolerance. |
NOTES | Deer resistant. Sometimes the deer will nibble when the plants are young, or at the end of the summer when other food might be scarce |
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