Ruby Spice Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Height:
6 - 8 ft.
Width:
4 - 5 ft.
Flower Color:
Pink
Foliage Color:
Green
Foliage Type:
Deciduous
Bloom Time:
Early Summer Mid-Summer
Exposure:
Partial Sun / Sun
Shape:
Upright
Moisture Level:
Moist, Well Drained
Zones:
4 - 9
Native Range:
Eastern North America
The Gardener's Notepad
Discovered as a branch sport on a 'Pink Spires' Clethra by Andy Brand at Broken Arrow Nursery in CT. Very vertical growing, and likes it wet. Absolutely abuzz with bees when in bloom. Flowers are darker than the parent.