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Virginia
“Willow,”
Sweetspire
Itea virginica
L.
IT-ee-ah
vir-GIN-ah-cah
Escalloniaceae
Explanation
of name:
Virginica is self-explanatory.
Natural
range:
Southern U.S. Florida native, including Palm Beach County
Recognition:
Modest-sized shade-loving shrub with arching branches, spikes of small white
flowers, and alternate serrate leaves
Landscape
uses:
Modest-sized shade-loving shrub with cylindric inflorescences of small white
flowers. At home in moist sites. NE3 notes best flowering with some sun
exposure. Forms suckers and rhizomes.
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems
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Itea virginica |
Virginia Willow,
Sweetspire |
Native |
Shrub |
SP-ES
(NE3) |
To 6’
(NE3) |
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SH
MO-ME
DT-
AC best
RS best
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May spread |
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