Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' ~ Ruby Spice Summersweet - Delivered By ServeScape
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' ~ Ruby Spice Summersweet-ServeScape
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' ~ Ruby Spice Summersweet-ServeScape
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' ~ Ruby Spice Summersweet-ServeScape
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' ~ Ruby Spice Summersweet-ServeScape
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' ~ Ruby Spice Summersweet-ServeScape

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

Ruby Spice Summersweet

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Ruby Spice Summersweet is a densely branched deciduous shrub native to the South.  Its glossy dark green leaves have attractive shades of yellow to golden brown in fall.  Sweetly fragrant rosy-pink flower spikes bloom late summer and give way to brown seedpods that last to winter.  Prefers part sun and acidic, moist, well-drained soil. 

Type: 

Shrub

Origins:

Eastern N. America Coasts; GA Native

Height: 

4’ - 6’

Spread: 

3’ - 5'

Spacing: 

4’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 8

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Pink

Season of Interest: 

SummerFall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Do not let soils dry out.  Promptly remove suckers unless naturalization is desired.  Spider mites may be a concern in drier conditions.

 LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersWoodland GardensNative Gardens, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Aster, Weigela, Coneflower

IMAGE: Photoset by  F. D. Richards, (1) Summersweet 'Ruby Spice', (2) Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice', 2016 , (3) Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' (Summersweet) Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan, 8/2020, (4) Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' 2014

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown

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