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Audubon® Native Virginia Sweetspire

Itea virginica
$7919 $8999
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Plant Highlights

Audubon® Native Virginia Sweetspire highlights at a glance!

Plant Highlights

  • Brand
    Audubon Native Plants & Trees
  • Botanical Name
    Itea virginica
  • Growing Zones
    5-9
  • Mature Height
    3 - 5 feet
  • Mature Spread
    3 - 5 feet
  • Sun Exposure
    Full Sun
  • Moisture
    Medium
  • Soil
    Well Drained Soil
  • Growth Rate
    Medium
  • Fall Color
    Yellow, Red, Orange
  • Pollinator Friendly
    Yes
  • Fragrant
    Yes
  • Pruning Time
    After Flowering
  • Bloom Period
    Summer

The National Audubon Society presents a new line of native plants and trees that helps birds and wildlife thrive in your area! The highly ornamental Audubon® Native Virginia Sweetspire Bush (Itea virginica) is an aromatic blooming shrub with loads of wildlife appeal!

Late May and early June it churns out fragrant, pendulous bottlebrushes of starry white blossoms! Great pollinator garden plants, that attract butterflies in droves. Plant this easy-going accent en masse in your wildlife-friendly garden, where it will nourish native pollinators in summer and beautify the landscape all year long!

Small and compact, these are highly adaptable and feature amazing fall color! These natives are trouble-free, ornamentals with a multitude of vital bird-friendly attributes!

Planting and Application:

Sweetspire brightens up a side yard and anchors garden beds. Include them in a Butterfly Garden or try them as a thriller in large containers placed on either side of your front door. They look wonderful as hedging, privacy and screening along the edges of woodland gardens. Its small size makes it perfect for smaller borders and beds. They'll also be helpful as facer plants at the base of larger plants.

Native to wet, wooded stream banks and swamps, these naturalize to form thickets for shelter and nesting birds. Fantastic grouped and mass plantings on large banks to control erosion. This wildlife and bird-friendly shrub attracts Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Wrens, Sparrows, Thrushes, Orioles, Finches, Mockingbirds, Thrashers and Vireos!

  • Caterpillar  Host Plant - Attracts Insects That Feed Birds
  • Bottlebrush White Flowers Fragrant, Showy Blooms in Early Summer
  • Tidy Compact Size
  • Amazing Fall Color
  • Bird-Friendly Shelter, Nesting & Food

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Sweetspire bushes are durable natives that tolerate full sun, partial sun and even full shade! Growing in both boggy ground and can even handle periodic drought. More sun delivers a better bloom show and fall color display.

  • Handles Both Drought & Wet Soil
  • Tolerates Full Sun, Full Shade & Partial Shade
  • Deer-Resistant & Pest, Disease & Maintenance Free
  • Highly Adaptable Native
  • Mulch & Water Well Before Winter & During Establishment

There are few shrubs prettier and more adaptable than the Audubon® Native Virginia Sweetspire Bush! Plant a few for your birds, for your wildlife and for you! Be sure to order enough for your next project at NatureHills.com today!

Audubon® Plant Information

Bird-Friendly native trees and plants provide food and shelter for local and migrating birds, as well as other wildlife. By purchasing and planting native flora, you will support Audubon's conservation mission and impact, while helping birds and wildlife thrive!

  • Grown Without Neonicotinoids
  • Audubon® is Licensed & Registered to the National Audubon Society
  • May Not Be Available in Non-Native Regions, States or Countries - Check Here
  • Audubon® Native Plants & Trees are Exclusively Grown by Bower & Branch
Audubon® Native Virginia Sweetspire
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Audubon® Native Virginia Sweetspire

$7919 $8999

The National Audubon Society presents a new line of native plants and trees that helps birds and wildlife thrive in your area! The highly ornamental Audubon® Native Virginia Sweetspire Bush (Itea virginica) is an aromatic blooming shrub with loads of wildlife appeal!

Late May and early June it churns out fragrant, pendulous bottlebrushes of starry white blossoms! Great pollinator garden plants, that attract butterflies in droves. Plant this easy-going accent en masse in your wildlife-friendly garden, where it will nourish native pollinators in summer and beautify the landscape all year long!

Small and compact, these are highly adaptable and feature amazing fall color! These natives are trouble-free, ornamentals with a multitude of vital bird-friendly attributes!

Planting and Application:

Sweetspire brightens up a side yard and anchors garden beds. Include them in a Butterfly Garden or try them as a thriller in large containers placed on either side of your front door. They look wonderful as hedging, privacy and screening along the edges of woodland gardens. Its small size makes it perfect for smaller borders and beds. They'll also be helpful as facer plants at the base of larger plants.

Native to wet, wooded stream banks and swamps, these naturalize to form thickets for shelter and nesting birds. Fantastic grouped and mass plantings on large banks to control erosion. This wildlife and bird-friendly shrub attracts Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Wrens, Sparrows, Thrushes, Orioles, Finches, Mockingbirds, Thrashers and Vireos!

  • Caterpillar  Host Plant - Attracts Insects That Feed Birds
  • Bottlebrush White Flowers Fragrant, Showy Blooms in Early Summer
  • Tidy Compact Size
  • Amazing Fall Color
  • Bird-Friendly Shelter, Nesting & Food

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Sweetspire bushes are durable natives that tolerate full sun, partial sun and even full shade! Growing in both boggy ground and can even handle periodic drought. More sun delivers a better bloom show and fall color display.

  • Handles Both Drought & Wet Soil
  • Tolerates Full Sun, Full Shade & Partial Shade
  • Deer-Resistant & Pest, Disease & Maintenance Free
  • Highly Adaptable Native
  • Mulch & Water Well Before Winter & During Establishment

There are few shrubs prettier and more adaptable than the Audubon® Native Virginia Sweetspire Bush! Plant a few for your birds, for your wildlife and for you! Be sure to order enough for your next project at NatureHills.com today!

Audubon® Plant Information

Bird-Friendly native trees and plants provide food and shelter for local and migrating birds, as well as other wildlife. By purchasing and planting native flora, you will support Audubon's conservation mission and impact, while helping birds and wildlife thrive!

  • Grown Without Neonicotinoids
  • Audubon® is Licensed & Registered to the National Audubon Society
  • May Not Be Available in Non-Native Regions, States or Countries - Check Here
  • Audubon® Native Plants & Trees are Exclusively Grown by Bower & Branch

Plant Size

  • #3 Container 1-2 Feet
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