Seasonal Interest and Photographs

Itea virginica L.
 
Sweetspire

Flowers: White, fragrant on upright to arching racemes in mid to late May.

Foliage: Medium to dark green in leaf, changing to orange, red or purple in fall. Persistent fall color.

Fruit: Persistent, pointed capsule.

Trunk, Branching, Twigs: Stoloniferous growth habit.

 

Location: In the planting beds on the north side of the Plant Sciences buiding.

Photographs: Click on an image to see a larger version:

habit, in flower fall color flowers and foliage fall color, cv Henry's Garnet fall color, 'Sarah Eve'

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