Crystalina sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia 'Crystalina'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Crystalina' sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia 'Crystalina') is a shrub for borders, pollinator gardens, hedges, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It forms a dense, moderate-growing mound and bears fragrant white flowers from early to late summer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Joe-pyeweed, Red twig dogwood, and Switchgrass.