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Clethra a. Ruby Spice

Summersweet

  • Upright spikes of fragrant dark pink flowers
  • Darkest pink flowering Clethra available
  • Deep green summer foliage
  • Golden-brown in late fall
  • Cary Award
  • Native
Height: 15-20 Feet
Spread: 6-7 Feet
Zone: 3-9
Color: Yellow

Interesting Notes about Summersweet:

Reddish-pink summer flowers. Native, Cary Award.

Clethra a. Ruby Spice - Summersweet

Characteristics & Attributes

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Humming-birds

Attributes:

  • Container
  • No Deadheading

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer