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Species: Itea virginica(eye-tee'ah ver-jin'i-kah

Virginia Sweetspire; Virginia-willow

Cultivar Information

* See specific cultivar notes on next page.

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub < 4 feetHeight: 3' - 5' (equal or greater spread)Leaves: DeciduousShape: shrub with rounded - mounded, irregular habitOrnamental Other:

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun, Part shadeHardy To Zone: 5aSoil Ph: Requires acid (pH 5.0 to 7.0)Salt Tolerance: Tolerates salt sprayEnvironmental Other: full sun to heavy shade

Insect Disease

relatively trouble free

Bare Root Transplanting

Easy

Other

native to southeastern US, north to NJ; natural habitat is shaded stream banks; colonizing and irregular shrub;requires little to no maintenance

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Moisture Tolerance

Occasionally saturatedor very wet soil

Consistently moist,well-drained soil

Occasional periods ofdry soil

Prolonged periods ofdry soil

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Cultivars for Itea virginicaShowing 1-7 of 7 items.

Cultivar Name Notes

Henry's Garnet 'Henry's Garnet' - more cold-tolerant with flowers and fall color superior to species

Little Henry 'Little Henry' - dwarf form to 4'

Long Spire 'Long Spire' - notably long racemes

Merlot 'Merlot' - compact habit with red fall foliage

Morton 'Morton' - best high pH tolerance, to 7.0 approximately

Sara Eve 'Sara Eve' - pale pink flowering

Saturnalia 'Saturnalia' - matures to a smaller size than species, comparable to 'Henry's Garnet'

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Photos

Itea virginica - Bud

Itea virginica - Fall Interest

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Itea virginica - Flowers

Itea virginica - Flowers

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Itea virginica - Flowers

Itea virginica - Leaves

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Itea virginica - Habit

Itea virginica - Fruit

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Itea virginica - Bark