Itea virginica
Virginia Sweetspire
- Attracts Pollinators
- Fragrant
- Category: Shrub
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Height: 4-8 ft
- Spread: 3-6 ft
- Bloom Color: White Shades
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
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Fragrant, bottlebrush-like flower clusters appear in late spring, attracting pollinators for several weeks. Showy woody seed capsules follow in late summer and early fall, providing food for songbirds. Copper-brown, orange, and golden fall foliage adds lasting seasonal interest well into winter.
Attributes
| • | Fragrant |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Flower Color
| • | White |
Exposure
| • | Partial Shade |
Growing Tips for Itea virginica
This adaptable shrub tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, pH levels, and light exposures, but performs best in moist, slightly acidic, fertile soil and full sun for optimal flowering, fall color, and dense growth. Reaching 4–8' tall, it develops graceful arching branches and spreads by root suckers to form dense colonies. Prune after flowering, as it blooms on old wood, and periodically remove the oldest stems to encourage fresh, flower-bearing growth.