Summer-Sweet

Other names

Sweet Pepperbush, Summer-Sweet Clethra

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Shrub Source, Fairweather Gardens, Garden Crossings

Description

This dwarf Clethra is a tight, dense, mounded plant with attractive dark glossy leaves that turn to yellow in the fall. It has fragrant pure white flowers in the late summer. Prefers moist, fertile soils but can tolerate drought conditions once established. It holds its tight, dense shape without pruning. to 3' tall.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

fragrance, growth habit