Description

Latin name: Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’

Type: Deciduous shrub

Family: Clethraceae

Zone: 3 to 9

Height: 2.00 to 4.00 feet

Spread: 3.00 to 5.00 feet

Bloom Time: July to August

Bloom Description: Creamy white

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium to wet

Maintenance: Low

Suggested Use: Hedge, Naturalize, Rain Garden

Flower: Showy, Fragrant

Leaf: Good Fall

Attracts: Butterflies

Fruit: Showy

Tolerate: Heavy Shade, Erosion, Clay Soil, Wet Soil

Plant information from the Missouri Botanical Garden