Summersweet Clethra

Clethra alnifolia

Deciduous shrub
Mature Height: 3’-8’

Summersweet Clethra provides sweetly fragrant spires that bloom in summer- an unusual time for flowering among the natives. The length of its bloom time can extend for a month or more. It’s known to leaf out very late in spring- so late that many wonder if the plant failed to pull through winter’s icy grip. Keep the faith as Summersweet is vigorous in both the ground and the container.