Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
Henry's Garnet Virginia Sweetspire
Selected at Swarthmore College for brilliant reddish-purple fall foliage and 6" long flower racemes. The flowers are slightly fragrant and attract pollinators. Plants retain leaves well into winter. Shiny red stems are attractive after the leaves drop.
Plants will spread by suckers in moist soil and make a fine addition to shrub borders, woodland gardens, and naturalized areas.
- Deciduous, native shrub for borders and woodland gardens
- Outstanding red-purple fall color
- Fragrant white flowers in late spring into early summer
- Category: Shrub, Wetland, Native
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Height: 4-6 ft
- Spread: 5-8 ft
- Bloom Color: White
Animal Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Foliage
| • | Deciduous |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Spring |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Fall |
Growth Rate
| • | Moderate |
Attributes
| • | Bioretention |
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Fall Color |
| • | Fragrant |
| • | Great Foliage |
| • | Low Maintenance |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Native |
| • | Naturalizing |
| • | Rain Garden |
| • | Spring Bloomer |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
Prefers moist, fertile soil and full sun or shade. Grows in wet soil in natural areas. Can become chlorotic in alkaline soil.