Other Common Names: Virginia Sweetspire, Itea, Virginia Sweet Spire, Virginia Willow, Tassel-white

Scientific Name: Itea virginica

Native to Alabama: Yes

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• I am a vasuclar plant with woody stems above ground, so I am shrub.
• I do not keep leaves year-round in colder climates and keep my leaves year-round in mild climates, so I am semi-evergreen.
• I die back in winter but regrow in spring for many seasons, so I am perennial.
• I can grow 4-8 feet high and up to 3-6 feet wide.

• Leaves are varying shades of red, orange and gold in autumn often persisting on the plants until early winter.
• Most effective in massed plantings, as single plants tend to be scraggly.
• If pruning, do so right after flowering or in spring – prune to remove the oldest, thickest stems.
• Remove suckers if you want to limit its spread.

• When watering, hold hose to base of plant for a count of 5 seconds. Water should reach all roots.
• Avoid sprinkling water on the leaves.
• Requires moist to wet soil at all times.

Part Sun/ Shade
(2-6 hours of sun per day)