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Clethra Ruby Spice
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Clethra 'Ruby Spice'

2-Quart
Item # 46281
$16.95 ea
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This native shrub is easy to grow and very pest and disease resistant!

Terrific for late-summer color!
What Does This
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'Ruby Spice' is the darkest red of all of the Summersweet varieties. This lovely shrub produces sweetly fragrant rosy blooms in late summer. Then in autumn, the handsome green foliage ignites into flaming shades of yellow! An easy-to-grow, multiseason shrub you will really enjoy.

Seldom exceeding 4 to 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide, 'Ruby Spice' is pest and disease free. It grows best in moist, slightly acid sandy soil in sun to light shade, though as a hardy native shrub, it tolerates a range of conditions (including shade, acidic wet soil, and salt spray). The color is best in sun. Ideal in a foundation planting. Zones 3-9.

Genus Clethra
Species alnifolia
Variety 'Ruby Spice'
Bloom Season Mid Summer - Late Summer
Zone 3 - 9
Plant Height 3 ft - 6 ft
Plant Width 3 ft - 4 ft
Additional Characteristics Butterfly Lovers, Flower, Fragrance
Bloom Color Rose
Foliage Color Dark Green
Light Requirements Full Sun, Part Shade
Resistance Disease Resistant, Pest Resistant
Soil Tolerance Sandy
Uses Border, Ornamental
Restrictions CAN, HI, PR