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Hummingbird Summersweet Clethra – 3 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $79.97.Current price is: $55.98.

SKU: D2LSC 2991512290 Category: RARE PLANTS

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Hummingbird Summersweet Clethra

Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3b-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 2-3′

Width at Maturity: 2-3′

Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Upright

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Medium, 1″wide x 3-4″ long

Flowering Period: Early to Mid-Summer

Flower Type: Spires

Fragrant Flowers: Yes, Clove Scented!

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Poorly Drained

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 (Acid to Slightly Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Butterflies. Hummingbirds, Pollinating Insects, Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Heat, Insect, Salt Air, Wet Soils

Description

Bearing an abundance of upright spikes covered in fragrant, clove-scented creamy white flowers for up to six weeks during the hottest part of summer, and a favorite of hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinating insects, Hummingbird Clethra, commonly called Summersweet, is an exceptionally versatile, hardy and easy-to-grow North American native shrub. The bright flowers stand out beautifully against the glossy, oval-shaped dark green leaves that turn yellow in fall. More compact than the species, Hummingbird grows to only 2 to 3 feet in height with an equal spread. As with other Clethra, this one will tolerate boggy soils but also adapts well to drier conditions. In consistently moist soils it will spread by stolons to form a colony. Grows well in full sun or shade.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing upright to about 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, Hummingbird Clethra is most useful in sunny landscape beds with moisture retentive soil, though it will tolerant a fair amount of shade and dry soil conditions. Plant it near windows or around outdoor living areas where the fragrance can be enjoyed. In consistently moist soils it will spread by stolons to form a colony. A fine addition to butterfly and hummingbird gardens, white theme gardens, fragrance gardens, bog gardens, wildlife gardens and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 2 to 3 feet for groupings or mass plantings

Growing Preferences

Hummingbird Clethra is a very easy plant to grow and is free of any pest and disease problems. It grows best in consistently moist, slightly acid soils in sun to part shade however tolerates a range of conditions including shade, wet soil, and salt spray.

Helpful Articles

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How To Plant & Care For Clethra Summersweet

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Very happy with my purchase, thus far. Packed very well by Wilson’s , arrived in great shape. ————————————————–Thanks for the awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The Clethra I (promptly) received was well packed and grown. It was just what a shrub ordered online should be.———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

My plants arrived in great condition. They have been thriving in the garden. Looking forward to seeing them attract some hummingbirds and butterflies.—————————–Thanks for the photo, it’s beautiful! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Hi, just got thru opening my boxes of Summer Sweet bushes. WOW! They are in excellent condition. Cannot say enough positive things about your company and the way they handle everything.
Will be planting them soon.I really like that larger plants can be ordered. I prefer the gallon and up; especially the larger sizes too, do not have to go thru the SCL-sleep,creep,leap
Already ordered another plant.———————-So glad you are pleased!! Beth | WBG

The Clethra arrived a robust, healthy, gorgeous plant in bloom. The Clethra transitioned into an environment and soil very different from whence it came. Like all the plants & trees I have ordered from Wilson Bros. Gardens it is spectacular, healthy, carefully shipped and delivered on time. However, it is the quality of the plants & trees from Wilson Bros. Gardens that is the reason I am a committed returning customer. ————————- WBG Reply: Hi Joyce – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Hummingbird Summersweet Clethra plant and for your compliments! It’s makes everything we do at Wilson Bros Gardens even more worth the while. Keep us posted as to how the plant does there in NE Washington State…we hope you enjoy it for many years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

The plants arrived in beautiful condition! They were carefully packed in eco-friendly packaging that protected the branches and kept the soil in the generously filled pots. The plants were larger and bushier than I was expecting, and were very healthy. I was delighted by both plants and service. —————— WBG Reply: Hi Katherine – Thanks so much for your review of the Hummingbird Clethra plants and for the compliments! It makes everything we do even more worth the while. We hope you and your hummingbirds enjoy these fragrant wonders for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens