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Itea virginica- Virginia Sweetspire

Virginia Sweetspire - Itea virginica

2 Gallon is 12-24 inches

Virginia sweetspire is a mound-shaped, slender-branched, deciduous shrub to 8 ft. Small, white flowers bloom in 4 in. spires that droop with the arching branches. Flowers open from base to tip so that the plant appears to bloom for a long time.

Leaves turn red to purple in fall and persist well into the winter. This plant is semi-evergreen in the southern part of its range. The long tassels of white flowers and red fall foliage make this an attractive ornamental.

Most effective in massed plantings, as single plants tend to be scraggly

Straight Species

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