Wednesday, June 8, 2011

A native with cheerful blooms

Name: Little Henry Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica 'Sprich')
Zones: 6 to 9
Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist soil

Virginia sweetspie is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern
United States. Little Henry is a compact selection of 'Henry's Garnet',  a popular cultivar known for its attractive flower clusters and rich burgundy fall color. This small shrub shines spring when numerous
upright and drooping racemes of color. Virginia sweetspire speads slowly by underground stems, eventually forming acolony or thiccket.

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