Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice’ - 10Litre

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Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice’ - 10LitreThe Sweet Pepper Bush is an attractively upright shrub with slightly ribbed green leaves. The long pink pinnacles of flowers are a Mecca for insects, especially butterflies. Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or Partial Shade Soil Type: Sand, clay or loam Pot Size: 10Litre

it can occasionally retain some foliage in a sheltered location

which are edible once cooked

large vanilla-scented flowers emerge from caramel velvet buds and continue to open from summer through to autumn

and the sticky honeydew they produce can encourage the growth of black sooty mould on the leaves

A wonderful plant for both spring and autumn interest

I have also seen these used very successfully in gardens where the flowers are clipped off before they open (which

wavy edged foliage with a heavy burgundy-purple flush

Type: Semi-evergreen

where its evergreen foliage provides year-round interest

This is one of the earliest shrubs to come into leaf on our nursery

sooty appearance on their leaves and start to look

almost black leaves throughout the summer