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Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet Clethra
Size: 3'-6'H x 3'-6'W.
Hardiness: zone 5 to 8.
Habit: Broad, rounded to ovate, clump forming.
Flowers/fruit: Long pink or white flower spikes 2" to 6" long appear in mid summer, a time when few other shrubs are in bloom.
Description: Glossy green foliage and aromatic flowers, tolerates sun or shade and prefers moist soil, will suffer in alkaline soil.


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