Clethra alnifolia 'PINK SPIRE'

Clethra alnifolia 'PINK SPIRE'
summer-sweet, sweet pepper bush
summer-sweet, sweet pepper bush
SIZE/TYPE | medium-sized shrub |
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USUAL HEIGHT | 0.5-1.5m |
USUAL WIDTH | |
LEAVES | deciduous broadleaf |
COLOUR OF LEAVES |
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FLOWERS | showy |
COLOUR OF FLOWERS |
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BLOOMING TIME | July - August |
LOCATION | semi-shade / partial sun |
SOIL TYPE | acidic (peaty) |
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS | evenly moist (dislikes drought) |
USDA zone (lowest) | 4 (down to -34°C) |
WINTER PROTECTION | |
FOR ZONE 5+6 |
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FOR ZONE 7 |
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BELONGS TO CATEGORIES |
Deciduous broadleaf Summer blooms Hedging plants |
Sweet pepper bush is becoming popular again in our country. It is a medium-sized shrub flowering in summer.
Flowers are bell-shaped, creamy white, opening from rose buds, formed in upright racemes with pinkish stalks in July and August. They have a lovely, sweet fragrance, hence its name.
Oval leaves are deciduous, mid-green, upto 10 cm long, finely serrated and look like hydrangea leaves. For dense foliage it does not like being shaded by other, smaller companion plants very near. This variety requires no trimming, just remove some of the old wood at the base in winter.
Grow in acid, fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade or filtered sunlight. Fully hardy to -34°C or more (USDA zone 4).
Last update 23-01-2008
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