Summer-Sweet
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Clethraceae
Growth habit
Shrub - Clonal
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Zucker Shrub Collection, Zucker Shrub Collection
Source of plant
Edgewood Nursery, Sooner Plant Farm, Roslyn Nursery, Simpson Orchard Company Inc.
Description
Discovered in 1992 as a branch sport of 'Pink Spires' by Andy Brand of Broken Arrow Nursery, Hamden, CT. Flowers are significantly deeper and richer pink than any other selection to date, also fragrant. Foliage dark green; plants expected to be vigorous growers reaching 6'-8' in height.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5