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Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' ('Henry's Garnet' Virginia sweetspire)

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' Photo/Illustration: Bailey Nurseries



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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' eye-TAY-ah ver-JIN-ih-kah Common Name: 'Henry's Garnet' Virginia sweetspire Genus: Itea
'Henry's Garnet' Virginia sweetspire is a very dependable, showy plant. It is an arching, 3- to 5-foot-tall shrub that holds its leaves well into fall, allowing the maroon, yellow, and orange tones to develop and reveal themselves over time. Virginia sweetspire also produces an early-summer show, featuring slender, drooping racemes of white flowers that attract all sorts of pollinating insects. Its suckering, slowly spreading, 6-foot-wide habit makes it a good choice for slopes and mass plantings.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Beautiful fall color and nice early-summer flowers.
 Care: Provide full sun to light shade and wet to moderately dry soil. It is adaptable to clay soil.
 Problems: Nothing serious.
Height 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Spread 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Growth Habit Spreads
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Medium to Wet
Maintenance Low
Tolerance Drought Tolerant
Characteristics Attracts Butterflies; Native; Showy Fall Foliage; Showy Flowers
Bloom Time Early Summer
Flower Color White Flower
Uses Beds and Borders, Naturalizing, Waterside
Style Woodland Garden
Seasonal Interest Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type Shrubs

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