Scientific Name
Clethra acuminata

Common Name
Cinnamonbark clethra; Mountain pepperbush

Hardiness Zones: 5-8
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun to partial shade; moist well drained soil
Height: 15 to 20'
Flower/Fruit: Twisted racemes of white lily of-the-valley like flowers in early summer; flowers open from the base to the tip; fragrant
Comments: Medium green leaves; more upright than C. alnifolia; gold fall foliage; pinkish gold to cinnamon red trunk
Cultivars: --
 

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