Taxon

Itea virginica 'Merlot'

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Common name: Merlot Virginia sweetspire
Family: Grossulariaceae (gooseberry family)
Distribution: Species native to e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A small, compact, rounded, semi-evergreen shrub growing 31/2' tall and wide. White flowers are lightly fragrant and borne in upright 2-6" long racemes. Fruits are small persistent capsules. Stems are green to red-purple. Dense, twiggy growth is characteristic of this cultivar, as well as the compact form and rich red fall color. Excellent for naturalizing or in shrub borders, mass plantings, foundation plantings and groupings.

Locations

  • 1: BCS: BC10 (BC10) • Accession: D2000-0254.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: BCS: BC10 (BC10) • Accession: D2000-0258.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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