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Summersweet - Hummingbird
Summersweet - Hummingbird Summersweet - Hummingbird, Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird', is a medium-sized ornamental shrub forming tight colonies with age. It has a spreading mound growth habit with a slow growth rate. Due to its compact habit, it is well suited for small gardens. Hummingbird Summersweet is a dwarf cultivar which has a more compact and spreading growth form than the species. This cultivar will have twice as many flowers than the species, and will grow 3' by 3'. The flowers are borne on bottlebrush-like inflorescences from mid to late summer. With its profusion of fragrant and beautiful white to light pink spikes, Hummingbird Summersweet will attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds into the garden. This Summersweet shrub can grow in sunny locations as well as shady locations, but will perform best in locations with partial shade. It thrives well in wet areas. This shrub is effective when planted in mass, mixed into perennial borders, or along foundations. * Shade * Fragrant * Small gardens
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| Spiraea - Snowmound - Sale Price: $51.35 The Snowmound Spirea, Spiraea nipponica, is an excellent dwarf shrub, with dense dark green foliage and masses of pure white flowers in May. Snowmound is easy to grow, and is a compact shrub with graceful, spreading branches and spectacular clusters of white flowers. This plant is great for use as a foundation plant, in the shrub border, or in a garden situation. Prune in the early spring before growth starts if shaping is needed, and then again after the flowers are done blooming. This deciduous shrub prefers full sun to partial shade. It does best in well-drained soil with moderate to high levels of moisture. Prune older stems to the ground to thin and rejuvenate. The cut flowers make beautiful bouquets. * Dwarf * Easy to grow * Beautiful bouquets |
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| Viburnum - Onondaga - Sale Price: $92.75 Onondaga Viburnum, viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga', has young velvety foliage that is dark maroon, maturing to deep green with a purple tinge. The creamy white flat-topped flowers are 5 across with maroon centers. This viburnum produces sparse small red fruits. It makes a great screen or shrub border plant. This multi-stemmed shrub reaching 6 feet tall and is as wide. It requires full sun to full shade and prefers moist, well-drained soils of average fertility in full sun. ‘Onondaga’ requires more watering than most viburnum, but develops into an excellent multi-season interest flowering shrub. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. Viburnum are one of the most outstanding group of shrubs for use in the landscape planting because they are hardy and resistant to serious pests. * Heavy bloomer * Intense color * Excellent specimen |
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