Virginia Sweetspire - Itea virginica
 
- Mound-shaped, slender branded, deciduous shrub
- Small, white flowers bloom in 4 inch spires that droop with arching branches late spring to summer
- Leaves turn red-purple in fall and persist into winter for added seasonal interest
- Pollinator favorite
 
Virginia Sweetspire, Itea virginica,  is a small shrub native to moist areas of the Eastern United States. Virginia Sweetspire typically grows in low woods, swamps, and along stream banks. Adequate moisture should be provided if planted outside its natural habitat. The shrub grows 3 to 4 feet tall and wide and produces beautiful, fragrant, white flowers in spring. The flowers are highly attractive to butterflies and other pollinators. Virginia Sweetspire also has beautiful fall color, showing a range of reds, yellows, and oranges.
 
Photo: Emerson Sapienza