SUMMERSWEET
Summersweet puts on a lovely display of flowers in late summer after most other shrubs have finished blooming. The showy bottlebrush-like flower clusters, some nearly a foot long, continue for weeks on end, attracting a steady parade of butterflies and bees with their seductive fragrance. Enhancing the prolific floral display are lustrous green leaves that turn brilliant golden-yellow in fall.
This sturdy native shrub is also remarkably adaptable, tolerating shade, soggy soil, and salty air, making it a valuable addition to woodland settings and coastal gardens.
This sturdy native shrub is also remarkably adaptable, tolerating shade, soggy soil, and salty air, making it a valuable addition to woodland settings and coastal gardens.
2025 varieties
vanilla spice
(Clethra alnifolia)
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