Itea Love Child®
Itea Love Child® is a rounded deciduous shrub with bright green foliage that turns burgundy in fall. From spring into summer, small fragrant white flowers bloom on drooping cylindrical racemes, followed by attractive berries. Thriving in rich, moist to wet well-drained soils, Itea Love Child® can form dense colonies if suckers are left unchecked and is deer-resistant, making it a low-maintenance choice for gardens and borders.
As a native plant, Itea virginica, the species behind Itea Love Child®, serves as a host for the American Holly Azure butterfly in coastal plains and provides food for bees, butterflies, and birds, making Itea Love Child® both beautiful and wildlife-friendly.
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Type: |
Shrub |
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Origins: |
Southeast N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
3' - 4' |
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Spread: |
3’ - 4' |
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Spacing: |
3.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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Season of Interest: |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly, then occasionally once established. No serious disease or pest issues.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Lilac, Spirea, Periwinkle
IMAGES: Puddin Tain, Virginia Sweetspire 1 NBG
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