Plant Characteristics
- Zone: 3-9
- Height: 3' - 4'
- Spread: to 3'
- Bloom: Deep Pink, fragrant
- Bloom Time: Early Summer-Mid Summer
The 'Ruby Spice' is a dense shrub
with glossy, dark green foliage. Clethra is also known as Summersweet due
to the very fragrant, deep reddish-pink flowers that appear in mid-summer
and will not fade to white.This native shrub is remarkably pest and disease
free. The 'Ruby Spice' Clethra won the First Choice Award in 1998. Excellent
for summer flower, heavy shade, and wet areas. Good yellow fall color puts
the icing on the cake for this jewel of the garden.