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Clethra acuminata

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Names

Common Names
Mountain Sweetpepperbush

Growth

Height
8-12 feet
Spread
5-10 feet
Growth Rate
Moderate

Appearance

Bloom Color
White
Foliage Color
Green foliage, ranging from rich green to dark green, and turning yellow-gold in fall.
Fall Foliage Color
Yellow to golden-yellow

Environment

Hardiness Zones
Zones 5-8
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally Partial Sun (about 3–6 hours per day).
Soil Type
Moist, well-drained, humus-rich, acidic soil.
Soil Drainage
Moist, well-drained soil
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral.

Lifecycle

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Seasons of Interest
Summer and Fall
Bloom Time
Summer (mid to late summer; bloom time July–August)

Reproduction

Propagation Methods
Suckers (rooted: separated from the mother plant; unrooted: treated as stem cuttings), Stem cuttings (early summer)

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife
Attracts bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators, birds attracted to seeds

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
Michx.
Publication
Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 260 (1803)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Ericales
Family
Clethraceae
Genus
Clethra

Synonyms

Clethra alnifolia var. michauxii Clethra glauca Clethra glauca Clethra michauxii Clethra montana

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024

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