Clethra delavayi
Delavay summersweet
Clethra Clethra
C. delavayi - C. delavayi is an erect, deciduous shrub with lance-shaped, veined, toothed, dark blue-green leaves turning orange and red in autumn and, in summer, dense, racemes of pink buds opening to fragrant, nodding, cup-shaped, white flowers.
Clethra delavayi is: Deciduous
Flowers have a spicy fragrance.
Erect
White in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Orange, Red in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 1. Remove some of the oldest, weakest stems from the base in winter.
Surface sow thinly at 25C in spring or autumn.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Clethra delavayi (Delavay summersweet) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 10-20 years.
Waterside, Low Maintenance, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Wildlife, Woodland
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 delavayi
Delavay summersweet
Clethra Clethra
C. delavayi - C. delavayi is an erect, deciduous shrub with lance-shaped, veined, toothed, dark blue-green leaves turning orange and red in autumn and, in summer, dense, racemes of pink buds opening to fragrant, nodding, cup-shaped, white flowers.
Deciduous
Flowers have a spicy fragrance.
Erect
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White in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Orange, Red in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 1. Remove some of the oldest, weakest stems from the base in winter.
Surface sow thinly at 25C in spring or autumn.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Clethra delavayi (Delavay summersweet) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 10-20 years.
Waterside, Low Maintenance, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Wildlife, Woodland
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 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
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