Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'
Object Details
- Description
- This is a shorter, more compact cultivar of summersweet which also has slightly larger and denser-growing flowers. It blooms slightly earlier than the species.
- Hardiness
- -40 - 30 F
- Attracts
- Birds, butterflies to nectar
- Bloom Time
- July to August
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- cultivated
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2021-0668A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Summersweet cultivar
- Sweet pepperbush cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Clethraceae
- Genus
- Clethra
- Species
- alnifolia
- Life Form
- Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub
- Bloom Characteristics
- Racemes of white flowers are 4-6" (10.2-15.2 cm) long.
- Fall Color
- Yellow to brown
- Fragrance
- Sweet, strong
- Plant Size
- 2-4' tall by 3-5' wide (.6-1.22 x .92-1.52 meters)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2021-0668A
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