Scientific Name
Clethra alnifolia

Common Name
Summersweet; Sweet pepperbush; Clethra


Hardiness Zones: 3-9
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Partial shade; moist to wet soil; tolerates salt spray
Height: 4 to 10'
Flower/Fruit: Intense, spicy fragrance white racemes in summer
Comments: Yellow fall foliage; spreads by stolons; hardy- carefree; can get mites if soil is too dry; flowers attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds; fruit attracts birds
Cultivars: Hummingbird (dwarf; white); Paniculata (large, white flowers); Pinkspire (rosepink buds open to non fading pink); Rosea (pink fading to white)
 

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