Ruby Spice Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

Foliage: Dark green
Fall Foliage: Golden-yellow
Fruit:  Brown
Habit/Form: Rounded
​Uses: Perennial and shrub borders, woodland, shade gardens

Zone Hardiness: 3 - 9
Plant Height:  4 - 6 ft
Plant Width: 3 - 5 ft
Light: Part shade/shade/ some sun
​Growth Rate: Medium

​A truly beautiful shrub with distinctive, bright rose -pink, bottlebrush-like flower spikes, delightfully fragrant and long-lasting in mid to late summer. It should be planted near a patio for all to enjoy. 'Ruby Spice' blooms are very attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The flowers give way to spikes of dark brown fruits, which persist into winter. It is salt and drought tolerant and is rarely bothered by deer. It can be planted in moist, but well-drained soil. Also known as sweet pepperbush. A North American native plant.