Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire)
Category: Shrubs and Small Trees
Photo Credits: Steven N. Rodie
Height: 2 – 4 feet
Spread: 5 feet
Location: Bottom, Sides
Native Status: MO
Fruit: not showy
Comments & Cautions: will naturalize in ideal conditions; may be chlorotic in alkaline soils; cultivars have better flowering and fall color than species
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Moist or Average
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
arching, somewhat rounded; suckering roots form loose colonies
Foliage
dark green leathery leaves; dark red fall color lasts into November; medium texture
Flowers
drooping, elongated clusters of tiny, white, fragrant flowers; June-July