'Henry's Garnet' Virginia sweetspire has fragrant white flower tassels and orange to burgundy autumn leaves, with stronger colour than the wild species.
- Height
- 91–153 cm / 3–5 ft
- Spread
- 121–183 cm / 4–6 ft
- Light
- Full sun / Partial shade
- Soil moisture
- Moist, well-drained
- Flowering
- Spring, Summer
- Foliage
- Semi-evergreen
- Maintenance
- Low
- USDA zones
- 5a–9b
Planting
Choose moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Four or more hours of sun gives the best flowering and autumn colour.
Care
Prune after flowering, since blooms form on the previous season's wood. Avoid overfeeding and remove unwanted root suckers where the shrub needs to stay within a defined border.
Before planting: Can form dense colonies through root suckering.
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Sources & photo credit
Plant reference: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Content checked . Flowering seasons vary with local climate; USDA zones describe winter cold tolerance.
- 'Henry's Garnet' Virginia sweetspire: Wouter Hagens · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, converted to WebP and cropped for display.
- Virginia sweetspire: Cathy DeWitt · CC BY 4.0. Resized, converted to WebP and cropped for display.
- Adam's needle yucca: Carl Lewis · CC BY 2.0. Resized, converted to WebP and cropped for display.
- Arrowwood viburnum: Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, converted to WebP and cropped for display.