Ruby Spice Clethra - Summersweet Size:3 gallon (Pickup Only) The flowers also attract many

The flowers also attract many specialized native bees

When you consider that Cherokee Princess blooms begin appearing when the tree is just 2-3 years old (compared to the typical 5-7 year wait for seedling dogwoods)

research strongly suggests the disease was introduced to North America along with imported kousa dogwoods

This cultivar was originally spotted and grown for production by Tennessee Nurseryman Don Shadow

While numerous named pink-bracted cultivars have been selected and propagated over the years—including 'Cherokee Chief'

Ruby Spice Clethra - Summersweet Size:3 gallon (Pickup Only) The flowers also attract manyClethra is an interesting and fun native shrub that is useful in a number of circumstances due to its tolerance of shade and wet conditions. It grows to around 3 4 ft. tall wide and in late summer it transforms with bunches of upright 2 6" inch panicle flowers, which butterflies and pollinators love.