Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'

Also Known As

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
Sweetspire
Virginia Sweetspire
Virginia Willow

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-5'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' plant details

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with burgundy foliage. In spring and summer cream and white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, average, clay, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: iteaceae
Foliage: deciduous burgundy
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: cream and white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: colonizing, fall color, fragrant, hedge

GROWING CONDITIONS for Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: acidic, average, clay, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Selected for its larger fragrant summer blooms and its eye-catching, heart-stopping garnet-red fall color, this mounding shrub (3-5') will certainly be enjoyed both summer and fall. S-PSh/M-W

By: Forestfarm

Deciduous, rounded, arching shrub with a dark green glossy foliage turning brilliant scarlet in fall. Leaves hold late into the fall for a long display of color. Summer flowers are white, fragrant, and held in pendulous racemes.

By: Garden World

Named for the incomparable red leaf color in the fall, and the racemes of fragrant white flowers in spring are also much showier than the species. Dense multiple branches grow into a rounded arching habit. Grows to 3-4? in ten years. Adaptable to sun, shade, drought, or wet soils. Awards: Gold Medal Plant Award from the Pennsylvania Horticulural Society. Recommended by: Garden Clubs of America.

By: Fantastic Plants

Shrub with arching branches, fragrant white flower spikes summer, fall color maroon, Zones 5-9

By: Lael's Moon Garden

Henry's Garnet is superior to common Sweetspire. Selected for brilliant reddish-purple fall color and 6" long flowers. Native shrub valued for FRAGRANT flowers and spectacular fall color. Holds leaves late in the winter. Forms colonies. Received the prestigious Styer Award plus Plants of Merit - Missouri Botanical Garden.

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

Awesome East Coast native deciduous shrub with 3"-6" long drooping finger-like racemes of fragrant white flowers in early summer. The fall color is a brilliant red and crimson critical here in WA where our fall color is well, green. Suckering clump in wet or dryish - clay ok.

By: Far Reaches Farm

A moderate size shrub that does well in moist soils. The foliage is narrow (½” x 3”) and rich purple during the summer. Although deciduous this plant doesn’t loose its leaves until January in Oregon.