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Little henry sweetspire images. Perfectly suited for covering. It will grow in full sun to full shade and requires little pruning or other maintenance. Little henry sweetspire itea virginica images. Find locations near you that offer proven winners products. Apr 16 2019 explore kjhine s board itea. 5 to 9 height. As a native to this area attractive foliage and fragrant drooping bottle brush blooms appear in spring creating a dazzling display with little care from the gardener.
Virginia sweetspire is a deciduous shrub with arching stems and alternate simple leaves that are oval in shape and dark green in color. See more ideas about plants shrubs and garden. A dwarf selection the beloved native virginia sweetspire little henry delivers all the color fragance and presence of its full sized cousins without the bulky habit. Sweetspire followed by 1169 people on pinterest. 1 50 to 2 00 feet spread. Little henry is a useful native plant with lots of potential for the home landscape. Little henry dwarf virginia sweetspire itea virginica sprich sku 4649.
To create an idea board sign in or create an. Stay safe and healthy. Little henry sweetspire itea virginica. 30 pins 1 17k followers sweetspire. As summer progresses shiny disease free foliage appears until fall when the foliage turns a stunning garnet red. The itea sweetspire shrub is an attractive landscape addition in many areas of the united states. 2 00 to 2 50 feet bloom time.
The foliage of the little henry sweetspire is stunning. The fragrant flowers are white and make their appearance early in the summer. It prefers moist soils and will tolerate wet conditions. Its mounded compact stature makes it an improvement. It is a bright green in the spring and summer and turns orange and red in the fall. Full sun to part shade water. Use virginia sweetspire for native plant gardens and woodland gardens.
It also works well in wet locations like low spots. The shrub has a rounded habit and produces cylindrical drooping flowers racemes from late spring to mid summer native to the woodlands of eastern north america it is a good choice for woodland borders. Back to previous page. Medium to wet maintenance. Full sun exposure will produce more vibrant fall color. June to july bloom description. The spread is twenty four to thirty six inches.
Itea virginica sprich little henry. It reaches a height of twenty four to thirty six inches. Little henry has lightly scented pure white flowers that shoot like fireworks in the early summer horizon. This compact sweetspire starts out the summer with a beautiful display of fragrant white flowers that blanket the shrub. Another charming compact little henry reaches a height of only 2 feet. The itea bush grows three to 6 feet in height with a width of 4 to 6 feet. Before spring turns to summer the blooms have begun long firecrackers of silver.
It has a mounded habit which makes it wonderful in a container.