Fizzy Mizzy Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica 'Fizzy Mizzy'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Fizzy Mizzy' Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica 'Fizzy Mizzy') is a shrub for hedges, rain gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun and average to wet soil. Its arching stems carry fragrant blooms in spring and again in summer. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit the flowers. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Swamp milkweed, Cinnamon fern, Northwind switchgrass, and Culver’s root.