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Clethra alnifolia Caleb ('Vanilla Spice®')

Summersweet: Patent PP21589

  • »  Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
  • »  Fragrant white panicles of perfect extra-large florets
  • »  Seed heads persist through the winter into the next season
  • »  Late to emerge in spring, lustrous green leaves turn yellow in the fall
  • »  Upright, flat-topped, oval habit
  • »  Bloom Time: summer

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  • Category:Shrubs
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:100-175 cm
  • Spread:100-150 cm
  • Bloom Color: White
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Wet Soils
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Fall Color
• Fragrant
• Long Blooming
• Salt Tolerant
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
• Mounding
• Oval
Foliage Color
• Green (dark)
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Hedge
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Clethra alnifolia 'Caleb'

Clethra grows naturally in wet places. It tolerates a wide variety of soils and conditions, including shade and salt. Suckering fairly freely, it may need some maintenance.