The Garden Guy has known of the summersweet or Clethra alnifolia for over 20 years when the variety Hummingbird was selected as a Georgia Gold Medal Winner in 1996. If I may pose the question however, ... * Botanical name: Clethra alnifolia 'Compacta' * What it is: Also known as 'Tom's Compact' summersweet, this plant is a compact variety of a Pennsylvania native flowering shrub.

Understanding the Context

It produces upright, ... PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - This shrub is so pretty, why doesn't everybody have one? Clethra alnifolia, also known as Summersweet, is blooming now and because Clethra likes moisture, they seem particularly ... Q I have just purchased a ‘Ruby Spice’ summersweet Clethra alnifolia.

Key Insights

Can I plant that around the foundation of our home or should this be planted in a more open space? If you get suckers, can they ... Every garden needs a summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) or two. This shrub blooms in the dog days of summer, with spicy-sweet flower clusters and glossy foliage. What’s more, almost any gardener would ...

Final Thoughts

is a hard-working, sweet-natured plant. Nicknamed summersweet, Clethra thrives on moisture. Overindulges if the truth be known. If nothing's nearby to check her growth, she can expand indefinitely, by ... Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' is a deciduous, summer-flowering shrub native to Eastern North America, where it grows in damp shade along streams. Its flowers are usually white, but the cultivar 'Ruby ...

Penn Live: George's Plant Pick of the Week: Summersweet 'Compacta': George Weigel