SMNIVDFC Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica 'SMNIVDFC'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Fall color
- Yes
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Smnivdfc' Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica 'Smnivdfc') is a shrub for pollinator gardens, hedges, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. Fragrant flowers appear in spring and summer and draw butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer. The arching stems reach 24 to 36 inches tall and wide, and the leaves change color in fall.
Pairs well with Inkberry, Ostrich fern, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.