LITTLE HENRY® Itea
- Pure White Flowers,
- Compact Shrub,
- Excellent Fall Color
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LITTLE HENRY® Itea
- Pure White Flowers,
- Compact Shrub,
- Excellent Fall Color
$21.99 – $39.99
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$21.99 – $39.99
(Sweetspire) LITTLE HENRY® Itea is a versatile, compact shrub that offers multi-season appeal. In early summer, butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to a profusion of sweetly scented, white flowers that erupt over the mounding foliage. As the temperature cools in early fall, the foliage turns reddish orange and eventually changes to a brilliant blood red that is even more intense than a burning bush! LITTLE HENRY® sweetspire is extremely versatile in the landscape. It prefers moist soils, but will even tolerate wet conditions. It will grow in full sun to full shade, and requires little pruning or other maintenance. A PROVEN WINNERS® COLORCHOICE® Flowering Shrub.
Common Name: Sweetspire
Plant Type: Shrub
Brand: PROVEN WINNERS® COLORCHOICE® Flowering Shrubs, Signature Garden Plants
Hardiness Zone: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9What is my zone?
Max Height: 1 – 3 Feet
Max Spread: 3 Feet
Exposure: Full Sun (+6 hrs.), Part Shade (4-6 hrs.), Full Shade (0-4 hrs.)
Blooms On: This Year’s Growth
Nature Attractions: Butterflies
Critter Resistance: Deer
Flower Color: White Shades
Soil Moisture Needs: Moist, Wet
Attributes: Compact Shrub, Deciduous, Fragrant, Native
Design Use: Border, Combination Containers, Container, Massing, Specimen
Growth Habit: Mounding
Season of Interest (Flowering): Late Spring or Early Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage): Fall
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4 reviews for LITTLE HENRY® Itea
Patt T. –
Just love this one, so beautiful in the Spring and Fall! Loves my shade garden.
Katherine | Zone: 6a –
A Champ
I planted one Itea last spring. It produced a fair amount of blooms and I loved the fall color it produced. We had a tough winter in Chicago, but it came back like a champ and it is full, lush and has loads of blooms. The leaves are so glossy when they are green. I cannot wait to see how it will look in the fall.
Pam | Zone: 8a –
Outstanding
Two neighbors in my development have Little Henry in their gardens, both are outstanding. Can’t wait till they come back in stock so I may purchase.
Kent G | Zone: 6a –
No Flowers
Disappointing so far. No flowers like the photos. Planted in partial shade 2 years old. I have 5 of these.