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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Clethra alnifolia L.
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Summersweet
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Clethraceae
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5
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deciduous shrub
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Oval, rounded, suckering, to 8 feet.
ADAPTABILITY:
Good plant for wet soils, shade. Withstands acid soil, salt spray. Not a plant
for dry sites.
FUNCTIONS:
Screen, specimen, massing, border. Site to appreciate fragrance of flowers.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Prune in early spring, blooms on new growth. Spider mites are a problem in dry
sites.
NATIVE RANGE:
Eastern United States
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 4-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Hummingbird'- compact cultivar, white flowers, somewhat floppy in growth.
'Sixteen Candles'- compact cultivar, maintains shape.
'Rosea', 'Pink Spires' and 'Ruby Spice' are three pink flowered cultivars. 'Ruby
Spice' is the darkest pink.
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