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Summersweet Shrub Plants - Garden for Wildlife
Summersweet Shrub Plants - Garden for Wildlife
Summersweet Shrub Plants - Garden for Wildlife
Summersweet Shrub Plants - Garden for Wildlife

Summersweet Shrub

$69.00
$69.00
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Summersweet Shrub

$69.00
$69.00
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  • Multi-season bloom
  • Return each year
  • Free planting guide

Summersweet shrub is tall, many-branched, shrub with striking upright clusters of fragrant white flowers. It is unique among flowering shrubs because of its ability to bloom in shady locations in late summer when few other shrubs are in bloom. This hardy salt tolerant shrub likes moist soil, it can be used as an effective hedge, in native gardens, or along a pond or water garden. Plant near a patio to enjoy the fragrant late summer bloom.

Grown non-GMO and free of harmful neonicotinoids for healthy pollinators and planet, Summersweet for sun/part shade/shade:

  • Helps birds, butterflies, and other important pollinators and wildlife
  • Never needs chemicals and requires less water once established

Shipping: Our plants are grown regionally to thrive where you live and help local wildlife. Confirm availability for your area using the zip code checker near the add to cart button above.

Returns: Due to the nature of our products, we are unable to offer order cancellations, returns or exchanges. In order to guarantee your satisfaction, all plants are covered by our 365-Day Plant Guarantee.

*To ensure your plants arrive healthy, we may delay shipments to certain areas during times of extreme temperatures, natural disasters, or other conditions that will impact the plants during transit

Also Includes: Garden design ideas and plant guidance from our pros.

Sizing: This shrub ships in a one gallon container with established root mass. In the fall, branches will be 24” to 32” tall with leaves. Spring shipments will be dormant with only branches and no leaves and a healthy one gallon root mass.

Meet Your Plants

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Grows to: 3-12 Ft

Spread: 4-6 Ft

Blooms: July-August

Light Requirements: Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Soil Moisture: Moist, Well-Drained, Wet

Soil Description: Clay, Loam, Sand

Attracts: Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Pollen Specialist Bees

You’ll help birds, pollinators such as bees, butterflies, other insects, amphibians and small mammals, and reptiles. Your impact reaches far beyond your own garden. You’ll be creating habitat for declining wildlife, but also helping to reduce urban heat islands and manage storm water runoff. Bring nature home. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits. All orders support our non-profit mission to help declining wildlife and expand native plant availability nationwide.

About the Growers

When you buy a Garden for Wildlife™ Native Plant Collection, you're not just helping wildlife and the planet; you're also supporting the hard-working small businesses in your region who we've partnered with to grow our native plants. 

We select independent, regional growers who meet specific standards, including:

- Sustainable, chemical-free growing practices.

- Experience growing native, local ecotype plant species.

- The ability to grow and sort mass plugs/starter plants.

- The capacity to safely pack and ship plants to their new homes.