{"product_id":"itea-virginica-dwarf-form-1","title":"Itea virginica (Dwarf Form)","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDwarf Virginia Sweetspire\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(Itea virginica)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSweetspire Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVirginia Sweetspire forms a very attractive low hedge by sending out suckers at a relatively fast growth rate in the right conditions. This dwarf cultivar stays more compact than the straight species, standing 2 to 3 feet tall at maturity, making it a nice border plant for your pollinator garden. Six hours of sun in average to moist soils is ideal, but more or less sun is also tolerated. The more sun you plant in, the more moisture is appreciated. In late spring, 4-6”, wildly arrayed racemes of white flowers appear that attract pollinators of all kinds, but are particularly attractive to butterflies. Flowers turn into dropping clusters of seeds that remain attractive through the winter. Leaves turn shades of red and orange in the fall, and some usually remain on the red stems through the winter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBlooms:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e White, 2-3 weeks, May\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeaves: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMedium green, simple, oval, turn shades of yellow, red, and orange in fall\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 2-3’\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpace:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 2-3’\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoil:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Average-Moist-Wet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eExposure:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e  Full sun-Part sun-Part shade\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFauna:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Bees, butterflies, moths, beetles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDrooping brown clusters of seeds are attractive through the winter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeer Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: High\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZone\u003c\/strong\u003e: 5-9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNative Status: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNC Native, common in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, uncommon in the Mountains\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eUnknown, asexually and seed propagated\u003c\/h5\u003e","brand":"Dwarf Virginia Sweetspire","offers":[{"title":"2x8\" tube","offer_id":47541007581362,"sku":null,"price":12.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/8968\/1586\/files\/60426341-9610-482B-ACDC-2C71FAE3D7A2.heic?v=1703784012","url":"https:\/\/flowerofcarolina.com\/products\/itea-virginica-dwarf-form-1","provider":"Flower of Carolina","version":"1.0","type":"link"}