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Sugartina® 'Crystalina' Summersweet Clethra alnifolia

Flower Season
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
3' 3' 91cm 91cm
Height: 2'6" - 3'
Spread: 2'4" - 3'
Height: 76cm - 91cm
Spread: 71cm - 91cm
  • 30 - 36 Inches
    36 - 48 Inches
    28 - 36 Inches
    76cm - 91cm
    91cm - 1.2m
    71cm - 91cm

    Features

    Fragrant white flowers in mid-summer. Yellow fall color. Native. Attracts butterflies. Dwarf.

    Fragrant Flower
    Fall Interest
    Attracts: 
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Native to North America
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    30 - 36 Inches 76cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2m
    Spread: 
    28 - 36 Inches 71cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Flower Shade: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Dark Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Shade to Shade
    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    Excellent for mixed borders or woodland gardens. Can also be used in wildlife gardens. Its small size makes it a good fit for narrow beds or smaller gardens. Also good as a foundation plant.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Little care is needed for this plant. It may be pruned to shape in late winter/early spring. It holds its tight, dense shape so heavy pruning is rarely needed. If desired, apply a granular fertilizer formulated for woody plants in early spring.  Tolerates damp soils.

    Add some fragrance to your late summer garden! 

    This dwarf summersweet has very fragrant pure white flowers that attract butterflies in mid-summer. It has dark glossy foliage and holds its tight dense shape without pruning. The dark green foliage turns yellow in fall. An excellent native plant for the home landscape.

    Sugartina® 'Crystalina' Clethra alnifolia USPP 21,561, Can 4,160
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