'Sugartina Crystalina' Summersweet

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Fragrant white flowers in mid-summer. Yellow fall color. Native. Attracts butterflies. Dwarf.

Fragrant Flower
Fall Interest
Attracts: 
Butterflies
Resists: 
Deer
Native to North America
Small or Miniature

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 
 Shrub
 
Shrub Type: 
 Deciduous
 
Height Category: 
 Tall
 
Garden Height: 
 30 - 36 Inches
 
Spacing: 
 36 - 48 Inches
 
Spread: 
 28 - 36 Inches
 
Flower Colors: 
 White
 
Flower Shade: 
 White
 
Foliage Colors: 
 Green
 
Foliage Shade: 
 Dark Green
 
Habit: 
 Mounded
 
Container Role: 
 Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

Light Requirement: 
 Part Shade to Shade
 
 Part Sun to Sun
 
 Sun

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Maintenance Category: 
 Easy
Blooms On: 
 New Wood
Bloom Time: 
 Mid Summer
Hardiness Zones: 
 4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b9a9b
Water Category: 
 Average
Uses: 
 Landscape
Uses Notes: 
 

Excellent for mixed borders or woodland gardens. Can also be used in wildlife gardens. Its small size makes it a good fit for narrow beds or smaller gardens. Also good as a foundation plant.

Maintenance Notes: 
 

Little care is needed for this plant. It may be pruned to shape in late winter/early spring. It holds its tight, dense shape so heavy pruning is rarely needed. If desired, apply a granular fertilizer formulated for woody plants in early spring.  Tolerates damp soils.

Add some fragrance to your late summer garden! 

This dwarf summersweet has very fragrant pure white flowers that attract butterflies in mid-summer. It has dark glossy foliage and holds its tight dense shape without pruning. The dark green foliage turns yellow in fall. An excellent native plant for the home landscape.

Sugartina® 'Crystalina' Clethra alnifolia USPP 21,561Can 4,160