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Clethra alnifolia var. tomentosa 'Cottondale'
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Common name:
Cottondale woolly summersweet clethra, Cottondale woolly sweet pepperbush
Family:
Clethraceae (clethra family)
Distribution:
Species native to s.e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
A new and very distinctive deciduous shrub growing 4' tall and wide. It has small white hairs covering the leaves giving it a pleasant gray-green cast. Fragrant snow white flowers are produced on long racemes, from 12" up to 16" long in July and August. Fall color is pale yellow to golden brown. A hardy plant for wet areas, shrub borders and heavy shade. Essentially pest free. A Florida selection so hardiness could be an issue.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
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AZA: BC15
(BC15)
• Accession: D2004-0526.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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