Clethra alnifolia (sweet pepperbush)

• Part Sun to Shade
• Soil
  • Wet to Dry
  • Clay
  • High Organic Matter
  • Loam (Silt)
  • Sand
• Height: 5′ – 10′
• Width: 4′ – 6′
• Late Summer Bloom
• Deer/Rabbit Resistant
• Salt Tolerant
• Drought and Moisture Tolerant
• Fragrant Flowers
• Medium Growth Rate
• Adaptable
• Low Maintenance
• Attracts and Supports
  • Bees
  • Butterflies
  • Hummingbirds
  • Pollinators
  • Small Mammals
  • Songbirds
  • Specialized Bees
• Host Plant
  • Sweet Pepperbush Nola Moth
  • Dozen or more others

APPEARANCE

• • Dense
  • Erect
  • Mounding
  • Multi-stemmed
  • Oval
  • White Spikey Blooms in Late Summer

   

  • Yellow Fall Foliage
  • Attractive Seed Heads for Winter Interest

   

  Design Uses

• Mass Plantings
• Rain Gardens
• Mixed Hedge
• Foundation Plantings
• Naturalized or Native Landscapes
• Small Groups
• Understory Plantings
• Woodland Gardens
• Pollinator Garden
• Seaside Landscape
• Erosion Control
• Bird Garden

Order Online for Pickup at our Westport, MA farm. 

An additional handling charge may be applied at pickup. This is dependent on order quantity.