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white alder 'Ruby spice' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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white alder 'Ruby spice'

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

★ RHS AGMLow MaintenanceFragrant

Genus: Clethra
Family: Clethraceae

About this plant

'Ruby Spice' is a vigorous shrub, up to 1.5m high, with glossy dark green leaves which turn yellow in autumn. Numerous short spikes of sweetly clove-scented rich pink flowers (which unlike some cultivars, are not prone to fading) appear in late summer and early autumn

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

Acid

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Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in humus-rich, moist, well-drained, lime-free soil in dappled shade, in the shelter of an open woodland garden or a lightly-shaded shrub border; after pruning, mulch with well-rotted leaf mould

Pruning

Pruning group 1; in winter, remove some of the older stems, leaving the strongest suckers; cut off old flowerheads in spring

Propagation

Propagate by division of suckers, by heeled semi-ripe cuttings of lateral shoots in summer, or by layering in late autumn or early spring

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Suckering

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years