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Scentlandia® Sweetspire (Itea)

SHRUB

Description

  • Fragrant white flowers in attract pollinators to your landscape.
  • Glorious, glowing fall color!
  • Grows in shade and wet soil.
  • Very heat tolerant native shrub.
  • Zones 5-9, sun/part sun/shade, 3' tall x 3' wide at maturity.
Zone 5-9
Light part sun/sun/shade
medium

$33.00CAD Each
Total
$33.00CAD
Size
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Hand-picked at our greenhouse

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Shipped to your door

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Arrives as young plant

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More Information

Description Scentlandia sweetspire (Itea virginica) is an innovative new selection from Proven Winners. They developed it as an improved version of Little Henry.  Scentlandia has much better cold tolerance, making it a superior choice for USDA zone 5 and 6. It also offers improved fragrance from its beautiful, long spikes of white summer flowers; try planting it near a window or patio to enjoy its sweet summer scent. Come fall, you'll see brighter, more consistent color that will add vibrancy to your landscape. Even in the shade! Sweetspire is such a handsome, versatile native shrub. Its compact size makes it perfect for any sized landscape, and when you add its deer resistance into the mix, you've got an easy-care shrub that has it all. Details How To Grow

Ideas & Inspo

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Customer Reviews

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C. (Texas)
Not Deer Resistant

The deer in my area enjoyed the scented salad. There are 2 inch stems and nothing else. If deer resistance isn't important than disregard the 3 stars.

We're sorry that the deer enjoyed your plants before you could. Young plants are especially susceptible to deer damage, so we highly recommend protecting new plants in areas with high deer traffi...
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N.S. (New Jersey)
Fighting the Weather

Plant is trying to survive the heavy winds we have had here in Ocean County…weak stems do little to help…

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C.M.M. (Virginia)
1st purchase

I am very pleased with my 1st purchase of plants. They were carefully packed when they arrived and are thriving in my yard. I will definitely buy plants from Great Garden Plants again!

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S.M. (California)
Lovely plant!

It’s only been planted for a couple of weeks but this plant has grown quite a bit already. It is healthy and beautiful. I’m looking forward to seeing/smelling what it’s like when blooming.

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M.S. (Texas)
It’s not dead yet

Texas heat, up to 115 degrees last month, and no rain for 60+ days hasn’t killed it. I cut back the one and only vine when planted and so far, it has retained all of its green leaves. No new growth has occurred. Fall and cooler temperatures will happen in a couple of months. I’m keeping it watered and hope to see it thrive.