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Clethra alnifolia 'Creel's Calico'
Common name:
Creel's Calico summersweet clethra, Creel's Calico sweet pepperbush
Family:
Clethraceae (clethra family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
A small, deciduous shrub with a suspected height of 3-4'. Young leaves are flecked, speckled, spotted and banded with cream to white variegation. At maturity the leaves are lustrous dark green with white variegation. Remove any branches showing all green leaves. Flowers are white in July and August.
Links:
Klehm's Song Sparrow Nursery
Locations
1:
LKV: CB16
(CB16)
• Accession: D1996-0411.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
PKW: AT07
(AT07)
• Accession: D1996-0708.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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