Virginia sweetspire | |
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Flowering branch | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Iteaceae |
Genus: | Itea |
Species: | I. virginica |
Binomial name | |
Itea virginica L. |
Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire or Virginia willow) is a plant in the Iteaceae.
Description
I. virginica is a shrub with alternate, simple leaves, on arching stems. The flowers are white, borne in summer. It has deciduous to semievergreen shrub and grows from 3' to 6' tall. It is a multistemmed, suckering and colonizing plant. The stems branch infrequently except at the tops.
References
- UConn Plant Database: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/i/itevir/itevir1.html
- Proven Winners: http://www.provenwinners.com/plants/detail.cfm?photoID=7745&doSearch=1&searchProgram=ColorChoice%C2%AE+Flowering+Shrubs&page=3&