« Previous Plant  |  Next Plant »

Clethra alnifolia Einstein®(PP27950)

Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia Einstein®(PP27950)

Clethra '' Overview

Deciduous shrub with fragrant, white, contorted summer blooms.

  • Hardiness Zone: 3-9
  • Height: 3-4 ft
  • Spread: 3-4 ft
  • Bloom Color: White
Category:  Shrubs ,   Natives

Names is given because the white racemes resemble Albert Einstein's hair!

  • Long twisting racemes of white flowers
  • Fragrant, summer bloomer
  • Gives a contorted growth habit with the flowers
  • Prefers to have consistent moist soils, can tolerate wet soils