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white alder 'Sixteen Candles'

Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'

Low MaintenanceFragrant

Genus: Clethra
Family: Clethraceae

About this plant

'Sixteen Candles' is a compact, upright, deciduous shrub with glossy foliage turning yellow in autumn. Bears groups of upright, tapering, candle-like spikes of sweet-scented, white flowers in summer

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 softwood cuttings in early summer

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

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