Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' ~ Ruby Spice Summersweet Size:3 GALLON 3PK Airy tassel-like copper-red plumes bloom

Airy tassel-like copper-red plumes bloom above the foliage in late summer and gradually mature to silvery white and persist into winter

Pinching back will delay flowering

United Kingdom

Botyrtis blight and Phytopthora blight are sometimes problems

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' ~ Ruby Spice Summersweet Size:3 GALLON 3PK Airy tassel-like copper-red plumes bloomRuby Spice Summersweet is a densely branched deciduous shrub native to the South. Its glossy dark green leaves have attractive shades of yellow to golden brown in fall. Sweetly fragrant rosy pink flower spikes bloom late summer and give way to brown seedpods that last to winter. Prefers part sun and acidic, moist, well drained soil. Type: Shrub Origins: Eastern N. America Coasts; GA Native Height: 4 6 Spread: 3 5' Spacing: 4 USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 8