Sixteen Candles Clethra shrub in a 3-gallon pot, featuring lush green foliage and delicate white flower clusters.
Three-gallon Clethra Sixteen Candles shrub by GoBuyPlants, showcasing lush green foliage and vibrant flowering branches.
GoBuyPlants Clethra Sixteen Candles shrub in a 3-gallon container, featuring lush green foliage and white flowering spikes.
Sixteen Candles Clethra shrub in a 3-gallon container, featuring fragrant white blossoms and lush green foliage.
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Clethra Sixteen Candles

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Bring fragrant summer flowers, native pollinator value, and a compact upright form to moist garden spaces.
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Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 - 9
Spacing: 2.5'
Soil: Acidic, moist, well-drained soil
Water Needs: Moderate to High
Growth Rate: Moderate

Botanical Name: Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles'
Common Name: Sixteen Candles Summersweet
Type: Deciduous Native Shrub
Mature Height: 2'–3'
Mature Width: 3'–5'
Bloom Color: White
Season of Interest: Summer , Fall
Foliage: Deciduous
Growth Habit: Compact and Upright
Pollinator Friendly: Yes

  • Fragrant white summer flower spikes
  • Compact upright form
  • Attracts bees and butterflies
  • Native to eastern North America
  • Useful in moist garden areas

Bring fragrant summer flowers, native pollinator value, and a compact upright form to moist garden spaces. Sixteen Candles Summersweet produces abundant white flower spikes held above glossy green foliage. Its manageable size makes it especially useful in rain gardens, woodland edges, and foundation beds where dependable late-season bloom is needed.

Please Note: Our photos represent the variety you will receive. Because plants are living products, size and fullness may vary naturally with the season and stage of growth, while remaining true to the variety shown.

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