Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' - Summersweet cultivar shrub and horses

and horses

in damp fields

Frond tips are edible and can be eaten raw or in soups

White-lined Sphinx Moth (present but not common in Maine)

This is an easy-going and good looking native plant that will seed around if happy

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' - Summersweet cultivar shrub and horsesSizes available: #1 (Trade gallon) Basics: zones 3 8, 4 6' x 3 5', full sun to part shade, fragrant, pink flowers in mid late summer, moist to wet, acidic, sandy soil, tolerant of occasional drought and flooding Common names: Summersweet, Sweet Pepperbush, Alderleaf Clethra Family: Clethraceae Origin Distribution: The species is found along the coast of the eastern United States from Maine to Florida and inland, west to Texas. The species is native to