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Lancaster Farms Plant Details

Common Name Clethra Humming Bird
Botanical Name Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'
Spacing 4'
Size 3-4' Tall x 3-4' Wide,spreading slowly by suckers
Exposure Full sun to part shade
Growth Fast
Hardiness Zones 4-9
Water Use Regular,do not let dry out
Flower Fragrant,small white in dense clusters on bottlebrush spikes
Form Upright,rounded
Seasonal Attracts pollinators in abundance,cultivar of our native
Usage Woodland,along streams/ponds,coastal,border,massing,rain grd
Fruit Info 1/8" brown capsules on spikes persist through winter
Tree Bark Dark gray,loosely striped
Leaf Descr Ovate dark green turning yellow,honey-brown in fall
Attraction Fragrant,showy,tolerates full shade/wet soils,cold hardiness
Blooms In Mid to late summer
Plant In Moist well drained and medium to wet soils
 
 
 
 
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