Sweetspire - Henry’s Garnet Virginia

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Sweetspire - Henry’s Garnet Virginia

It naturalizes well in wild locations, and is good on the edges of streams or ponds. Henry's Garnet Virginia Sweetspire is a versatile shrub for sunny or shady areas of the shrub border or woodland garden, and also a good specimen or foundation plant. Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire, itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet', has wonderfully fragrant, white flowers that bloom in June and July when few other shrubs are in flower. This is an erect, rounded, deciduous shrub which typically grows 3-4' tall. The bright green foliage turns a scarlet-crimson in fall with a rounded, arching shape at maturity. ... get more information

 

Burning Bush-Bursting Heart In the spring and summer this shrub quietly takes the back seat to other seasonal color. " The lower limbs can be removed up to 2' or so and ground covers (foam flower, green and gold, ginger, etc. ) planted to carpet the ground beneath. Grows 4-6'.

Sweetspire - Henry’s Garnet Virginia