Clethra arborea
Lily-of-the-valley tree, Tree white alder, Folhado
Clethra Clethra
C. arborea - C. arborea is a tender, broadly conical, evergreen shrub or small tree with red juvenile stems bearing oval, dark green leaves and lax racemes of fragrant, cup-shaped, white flowers from late summer into autumn.
Clethra arborea is: Evergreen
Flowers have a spicy fragrance.
Climbing
White in Summer; White in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 9. May need restrictive pruning under glass.
Surface sow thinly at 25C in spring or autumn.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Clethra arborea (Lily-of-the-valley tree) will reach a height of 8m and a spread of 6m after 10-20 years.
Woodland, Wallside and trellises, Sub-Tropical, Greenhouse, Conservatory
Under glass, grow in ericaceous (acid) compost in bright, filtered light. Water freely & feed monthly in growth. In frost-free areas, grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, acid soil in partial shade. Do not allow soil to dry out. Tolerates clay.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Clethra arborea
Lily-of-the-valley tree, Tree white alder, Folhado
Clethra Clethra
C. arborea - C. arborea is a tender, broadly conical, evergreen shrub or small tree with red juvenile stems bearing oval, dark green leaves and lax racemes of fragrant, cup-shaped, white flowers from late summer into autumn.
Eastern United States
Evergreen
Flowers have a spicy fragrance.
Climbing
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White in Summer; White in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 9. May need restrictive pruning under glass.
Surface sow thinly at 25C in spring or autumn.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Clethra arborea (Lily-of-the-valley tree) will reach a height of 8m and a spread of 6m after 10-20 years.
Woodland, Wallside and trellises, Sub-Tropical, Greenhouse, Conservatory
Under glass, grow in ericaceous (acid) compost in bright, filtered light. Water freely & feed monthly in growth. In frost-free areas, grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, acid soil in partial shade. Do not allow soil to dry out. Tolerates clay.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
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