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summer sweet

Clethra alnifolia

Low MaintenanceFragrant

Genus: Clethra
Family: Clethraceae
Common Names: bush pepper, common white alder, nana, pink spire, sweet pepper bush

About this plant

C.alnifolia, the sweet pepper bush is an erect, bushy, suckering shrub not usually exceeding 2m. The fresh green leaves are simple, obovate, neatly serrrate, sometimes turning yellow in autumn. Near-white scented flowers are abundantly produced, in erect terminal racemes, in summer. Pink selections are available

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full ShadePartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile humus-rich moist but well-drained acid soil, best in part or dappled shade

Pruning

Pruning group 1; remove some of the old wood from the base in winter, leaving the strongest suckers as replacement growth

Propagation

Propagate by seed in spring or autumn; propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years