Botanical Name
Itea virginica
Cultivar
Itea virginica ‘Sprich’ / Proven Winners® Color Choice® Little Henry® Sweetspire
and
‘Henry’s Garnet’
Mature Sizes
3-4 X 4-6 ft.
Landscape Uses
Accent, Background, Garden Pond, Hedges, Landscape Beds, Shrub Border, Under Shade Tree, Woodland Border
Description
Fragrant, tiny white flowers borne in cylindrical, drooping racemes (3-6″ long) which cover the shrub with blooms in early summer. Oval, dark green leaves (1-4″ long) turn an attractive garnet red in autumn. Grows well in sun or shade and in moist, boggy soil conditions.