Little Henry Dwarf Virginia Sweetspire

A compact native flowering shrub that gets white arching bottle brush flower clusters in late spring and then glossy rich red leaves for weeks in fall.

Little henry dwarf virginia sweetspire. Like the popular henry s garnet virginia sweetspire little henry has mildly fragrant white blooms in summer and red to orange leaf color in fall but grows to just 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Virginia sweetspire is a deciduous shrub with arching stems and alternate simple leaves that are oval in shape and dark green in color. Use it in massed plantings mixed borders and containers. Itea virginica sprich what it is.

Native to the woodlands of eastern north america it is a good choice for woodland borders. Use website in keyboard navigation screen reader mode read the website s accessibility statement. Little henry virginia sweetspire itea virginica sprich is a dwarf ornamental shrub with summer flowers and fall color. Plant several en masse for a naturalized look to brighten up a drab side yard or use just one as a foundation planting.

Little henry itea is a compact growing shrub with beautiful white flowers in the late spring and early summer. Virginia sweetspire gets fantastic fall and early winter foliage color. Monrovia s little henry dwarf virginia sweetspire details and information. Allan armitage plants to know and grow fine gardening issue 121.

It is also a delightful addition to the mixed border. Use virginia sweetspire for native plant gardens and woodland gardens. Little henry is a dwarf version of the missouri native species with superior flowers and better fall color than the species. Little henry has lightly scented pure white flowers that shoot like fireworks in the early summer horizon.

Virginia sweetspire little henry r botanical name. Features fragrant tiny white flowers borne in cylindrical racemes 3 4 long which cover the shrub with bloom in late spring to early summer. This virginia sweetspire cultivar is an extremely compact rounded deciduous shrub which typically grows to 2 tall with a slightly larger spread. Will gradually colonize wider if you don t sever root shoots.

Grows 3 to 4 feet tall and best kept to about 4 feet wide. Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. It also works well in wet locations like low spots. Another charming compact little henry reaches a height of only 2 feet.