Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Shrubs, Native Plant, Shrub
Lifespan
Woody, Perennial
Plant Height
3-6 ft.
Flower
3-6 inch long racemes of fragrant, tiny white flowers cover the shrub from May to June. The flowers open from base to tip, are lightly fragrant and are borne on previous season's growth. Flowers are very showy., Flowers in 4 inch spires
Fruit
Woody capsules arranged in racemes, showy in the fall. Fruits are slim, pubescent, have tiny seeds, are 1/3" long, and are persistent into the following year. Displays from August to October., Brown
Understory, Erosion control, Showy, Fall conspicuous
Birds
Order
Rosales
Family
Iteaceae
Genus
Itea
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