Common names:
Sweet Pepperbush
Summersweet
Clethra
Sweet Pepper Bush
Coastal Sweet Pepperbush
Summer Sweet

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 2
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Yellow: Pla ip nke
Flower Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late fall or early winter
Inflorescence Type: Catkin
Underground structures: Corm
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Houseplant
Uses: Provides winter interest
Guardian plant
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Corms
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Sweet pepper bush #242; RAB p. 793, 143-1-2; AG page 322, 58-20-1

Comments:
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