Product Specifications

• Product name: Itea virginica- Sweetspire
• Native status: Native
• Height: 3-5 ft
• Width: 3-5 ft
• Can be maintained to desired size: Yes
• Light: Full Sun/Part Shade
• Soil moisture: Average, medium to wet
• Drought tolerant: Yes
• Erosion control: No
• Hardiness zone: 5 to 9
• Deer resistance: High
• Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
• Groundcover: Yes
• Fragrant: Yes
• Fruit: Yes
• Attracts birds: Yes
• Attractive flowers: Yes
• Larval host plant: Yes
• Attracts pollinators: Yes
• Fall foliage: Yes

The Virginia Sweetspire is a deciduous shrub that features fragrant white flowers that bloom in the late spring into early summer. Foliage turns various shades of red, orange, and gold in the fall. Non toxic.