[94] Little Henry Dwarf Virginia Sweetspire Liste
Features fragrant tiny white flowers borne in cylindrical racemes 3 4 long which cover the shrub with bloom in late spring to early summer.
[64] Little Henry Dwarf Virginia Sweetspire . Little henry is a dwarf version of the missouri native species with superior flowers and better fall color than the species. Use virginia sweetspire for native plant gardens and woodland gardens. Little henry virginia sweetspire itea virginica sprich is a dwarf ornamental shrub with summer flowers and fall color.
Will gradually colonize wider if you don t sever root shoots. A compact native flowering shrub that gets white arching bottle brush flower clusters in late spring and then glossy rich red leaves for weeks in fall. It is also a delightful addition to the mixed border.
Grows 3 to 4 feet tall and best kept to about 4 feet wide. Monrovia s little henry dwarf virginia sweetspire details and information. Its mounded compact stature makes it an improvement over older varieties such as the old favorite henry s garnet.
Plant several en masse for a naturalized look to brighten up a drab side yard or use just one as a foundation planting. Use it in massed plantings mixed borders and containers. Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance.
It also works well in wet locations like low spots. Virginia sweetspire gets fantastic fall and early winter foliage color. Little henry itea is a compact growing shrub with beautiful white flowers in the late spring and early summer.
Native to the woodlands of eastern north america it is a good choice for woodland borders. Use website in keyboard navigation screen reader mode read the website s accessibility statement. Allan armitage plants to know and grow fine gardening issue 121.
Another charming compact little henry reaches a height of only 2 feet. This virginia sweetspire cultivar is an extremely compact rounded deciduous shrub which typically grows to 2 tall with a slightly larger spread. Like the popular henry s garnet virginia sweetspire little henry has mildly fragrant white blooms in summer and red to orange leaf color in fall but grows to just 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide.
The shrub has a rounded habit and produces cylindrical drooping flowers racemes from late spring to mid summer. Little henry has lightly scented pure white flowers that shoot like fireworks in the early summer horizon. With its small stature little henry sweetspire would even do well in a container for your patio.