Clethra tomentosa ‘Creel's Calico’
Clethra, 'Creel's Calico'
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 7–9
- Mature size
- Height 3–5 Feet · Spread 6–8 Feet
- Growth rate
- Slow to Moderate
- Seasonality
- Deciduous
This variety is no actively in production in our propagation house and may not return to our catalogue. We maintain this page purely for reference and archival purposes. If you would like to grow this plant, tell us. Your interest helps guide what we bring back.
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Clethra alnifolia and the southern Clethra tomentosa are stoloniferous deciduous shrubs commonly called Summersweet or Sweet Pepperbush. They form colonies in moist acid soil and make good garden subjects. They are valued for their terminal spikes of fragrant white flowers in summer. Plant in sun or semi-shade and provide adequate moisture. This selection has leaves that are speckled and banded with cream to white variegation. Found by Mike Creel in Lexington County, SC. Plant best in semi-shade.
white, fragrant, racemes, summer