Summersweet 'Rosea'
Family: Clethraceae
(White-alder Family)
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Height: 3-6 feet
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Spread: 3-5 feet
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Bloom Time: July to August
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Bloom: fragrant pink bottlebrush-like
flowers that age to white
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: average;
prefers acidic, sandy soils
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Moisture: medium to wet;
should not be allowed to dry out
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Use: attracts
butterflies and bees; mass or group in lawns, hedge, foundations or shrub
borders, shade or woodland gardens; along stream banks or ponds; rain garden;
cottage gardens
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: species native
to eastern North America from southern Nova Scotia and Maine south to northern
Florida, and west to eastern Texas.
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Notes: late
summer-flowering shrub; densely-branched, rounded; serrated dark green leaves
turn yellow/golden brown in fall; flowers give way to dark brown seed capsules
that persist in winter; salt tolerant
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Supplier: Jung's Garden
Center
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Welcome Garden
B100
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