The Story
Love Child Sweetspire is a rounded deciduous shrub with bright green foliage that turns burgundy in fall. Small fragrant white flowers bloom on drooping cylindrical racemes from spring into summer and are followed by berries. Prefers rich, moist to wet well-drained soils. Can form dense colonies if suckers are left unchecked. Deer resistant.
Itea virginica is a host plant for the American Holly Azure butterfly if in the coastal plains, otherwise it acts as a food source for various bees and butterflies. Birds may eat the seeds.
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Type: |
Shrub |
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Origins: |
Southeast N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
3' - 4' |
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Spread: |
3’ - 4' |
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Spacing: |
3.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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Season of Interest: |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly, then occasionally once established. No serious disease or pest issues.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Lilac, Spirea, Periwinkle
IMAGES: Puddin Tain, Virginia Sweetspire 1 NBG
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
Description
Love Child Sweetspire is a rounded deciduous shrub with bright green foliage that turns burgundy in fall. Small fragrant white flowers bloom on drooping cylindrical racemes from spring into summer and are followed by berries. Prefers rich, moist to wet well-drained soils. Can form dense colonies if suckers are left unchecked. Deer resistant.
Itea virginica is a host plant for the American Holly Azure butterfly if in the coastal plains, otherwise it acts as a food source for various bees and butterflies. Birds may eat the seeds.
|
Type: |
Shrub |
|
Origins: |
Southeast N. America; GA Native |
|
Height: |
3' - 4' |
|
Spread: |
3’ - 4' |
|
Spacing: |
3.5’ |
|
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
|
Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
|
Bloom Color: |
White |
|
Season of Interest: |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly, then occasionally once established. No serious disease or pest issues.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Lilac, Spirea, Periwinkle
IMAGES: Puddin Tain, Virginia Sweetspire 1 NBG
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
