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| CLETHRA alnifolia 'Hummingbird' |
Hummingbird Summersweet |
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| Height: 2-3' Width: 3-4' | Zone: 3 |
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| A compact deciduous shrub with black green leaves that become completely engulfed in 4-6" white blooms. Excellent summer flowering shrub and extremely fragrant. Outstanding fall color. Good in shady and wet areas. 'Hummingbird' is a dwarf cultivar which has a much more compact and spreading growth form than the species. This cultivar will have twice as many flowers than the species | |||
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| CLETHRA alnifolia 'Rosea' |
Sweet Pepper Bush |
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| Height: 3-5' Width: 4-6' | Zone: 3 |
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| Compact growing plant, flower buds pink; flowers at first pinkish fading to pinkish white, glossy dark green leaves, beautiful form. Rich aromatic and abundant describes the pink flower spikes of this compact plant. Shiny deep green thick foliage gives the appearance of evergreen before turning yellow in the fall. Good in shady and wet areas. | |||
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| CLETHRA alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' |
Sweet Pepper Bush |
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| Height: 6-9' Width: 6-8' | Zone: 3 |
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| Deep reddish-pink flowers that hold their color throughout the bloom cycle.. Fragrance and yellow fall color add to its beauty. Thick foliage turns from deep green to yellow in fall. Good in shady and wet areas. | |||
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| CLETHRA alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles' |
Sixteen Candles Summersweet |
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| Height: 2-3' Width: 3-4' | Zone: 4 |
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| This selection is very compact and heavy flowering, and it holds its 4-6" spikes of white, fragrant flowers rigidly upright. Like all Summersweets, it tolerates shade and damp soil. Yellow fall foliage color. Compared to species this shrub is more dense and shorter. | |||
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