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Summer Sparkler Summersweet

Summer Sparkler Summersweet

Regular price $32.00 CAD
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Summer Sparkler Summersweet is a hardy flowering shrub known for its honey-scented summer spikes that thrive in damp ground. Summer Sparkler Summersweet flowers in mid to late summer in shades of white, and performs best in full sun to part shade with high watering once established. This shrub matures to roughly 3-6 feet tall and 3-5 feet wide. It is ideal for mass planting along a fence line or as a standalone feature in a bed, offering seasonal colour and lasting structure. Easy to establish and straightforward to maintain, Summer Sparkler Summersweet rewards basic care with a reliable display season after season.

  • Mature height: 3-6 feet
  • Mature width: 3-5 feet
  • Bloom: White, mid to late summer
  • Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
  • Water: High — keep the soil consistently moist, especially in summer heat
  • Hardiness: Zone 3-9
  • Maintenance: Medium maintenance
  • Pruning: Prune lightly in late winter or immediately after flowering to shape and remove any dead wood.
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  • Latin Name: Clethra alnifolia Summer Sparklerâ , Einsteinâ ('Novacleein')
  • 📏 Current Size: Approx 2ft
  • 🌱 Mature Size: Height: 3-6 feet | Width: 3-5 feet
  • ☀️ Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
  • 🧊 Hardiness Zone: 09-Mar
  • 🍃 Foliage Colour: Green
  • 🌸 Bloom Colour: White
  • 🗓️ Bloom Period: Mid to late summer
  • 🪴 Planting Instructions: Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and no deeper, keeping the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil. Loosen circling roots before planting, backfill with native soil amended with compost, then water thoroughly to settle. Space plants about 3-5 feet apart and keep well watered through the first full season while roots establish. Plant in full sun to part shade.
  • 💧 Care & Watering: Water high: keep the soil consistently moist, especially in summer heat. Mulch to conserve moisture and moderate soil temperature, and feed with a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring. Prune lightly in late winter or immediately after flowering to shape and remove any dead wood.

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