Itea virginica
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Virginia-willow, Sweetspire
Iteaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Shrub | |
Size: | to 8 ft tall by to 6 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | Brown | |
Phenology: | Deciduous. Blooms in late spring. Can have red fall color. | |
Noted for: | Fall color, Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Use as a background plant in moist, shady areas. Charming when planted along a stream. Blooms are showy, longlasting. Has a tendency to produce suckers, so best planted where it can be contained. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed, cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Quality nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Acidic to neutral |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Attracts a wide variety of insect pollinators. | |
Native Habitats: | Dome swamps, riverine swamps, seep slopes. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | While occurring naturally in wetlands, this plant makes a good shrub in reasonably moist uplands. |