
How to Grow and Care for Summersweet - The Spruce
Sep 5, 2025 · Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) is a medium-size shrub that adapts to most gardens. Learn more about this fragrant plant that blooms in late summer.
Clethra - A Growing Guide for Summersweet Shrubs - Garden Design
Native to swampy woodlands and marshes, clethra flourish in wet ground and will even tolerate standing water, making them a good choice for low-lying areas of the garden. They will thrive in …
Clethra alnifolia - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Clethra alnifolia, commonly called summersweet, is a deciduous shrub that is native to swampy woodlands, wet marshes, stream banks and seashores, often in sandy soils, along the coast from …
Clethra alnifolia - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant ...
Coastal sweet-pepperbush is a deciduous perennial shrub in the clethra family (Clethraceae). It is native to eastern North America, from Maine south to Florida and west to Texas.
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' (Summersweet) - Gardenia
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' (Summersweet) is a compact, fragrant shrub that blooms in mid to late summer with white bottlebrush spikes.
How to Grow a Summersweet (Clethra) Shrub - Birds and Blooms
Mar 26, 2025 · Native to eastern North America and west to Texas, summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) is found in moist areas such as swamps, wetlands, and floodplains. This deciduous shrub grows to 4 to …
Clethra - Wikipedia
Clethra is one of two genera in the family Clethraceae (the other being Purdiaea). The species may be evergreen or deciduous, and all bear flowers in clusters (inflorescences), which correspond to …