Extraordinary variegated foliage cloaks this superb upright shrub or small tree. Pendulous racemes of lightly fragrant flowers appear in mid to late summer. Persistent dark brown seed capsules and distinctive, polished tri-colored bark on mature plants provides cool-season interest. Deciduous.
Requires regular watering- weekly or more often in extreme heat.
Reaches 10 to 20 ft. tall and 10 to 15 ft. wide.
Average landscape size:Reaches 10 to 20 ft. tall and 10 to 15 ft. wide.
Provide moist, humus-rich, slightly acidic soil. Thrives in part sun to dappled shade. May be hardy to zone 5 in locations if sheltered from harsh winter winds.
This exquisite form of Japanese Clethra was brought to us from Japan by the renown plant explorer Dan Hinkley.