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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