{"title":"Virginia Sweetspire Bush","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e#html-body [data-pb-style=FIQONN0]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"row\" data-appearance=\"contained\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-enable-parallax=\"0\" data-parallax-speed=\"0.5\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-background-type=\"image\" data-video-loop=\"true\" data-video-play-only-visible=\"true\" data-video-lazy-load=\"true\" data-video-fallback-src=\"\" data-element=\"inner\" data-pb-style=\"FIQONN0\"\u003e\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"text\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-element=\"main\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe itea genus contains flowering shrubs and small trees, commonly called Virginia sweetspire, that bloom in spring or summer, depending on the variety. Long, tassel-like “spires” dense with small flowers are either held upright or dangle from slender, arching branches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"itea-fizzy-mizzy-sweetspire-v2616","title":"Itea Fizzy Mizzy™ Sweetspire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Proven Winners® variety, Fizzy Mizzy™ is not your typical \u003ci\u003eItea\u003c\/i\u003e. Fizzy Mizzy Sweetspire sturdy white flower spikes stand erect, reaching toward the sky, and they come in abundance. More typically, Fizzy Mizzy blooms in late spring and its flowers are lightly fragrant.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRather demure for an \u003ci\u003eItea\u003c\/i\u003e, though, this Virginia sweetspire has a neat and tidy habit, growing 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, but Fizzy Mizzy Sweetspire is full with thick, dark green leaves and perfect for a container or for just about any spot in the garden. A native shrub, Fizzy Mizzy is highly versatile: Fizzy Mizzy grows well in full sun and shade; it tolerates a wide range of soils and growing conditions, including wet locations; and Fizzy Mizzy Sweetspire naturalizes well, forming dense colonies in wild and informal areas.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eUses: Hedges, Mixed Beds, Foundation Plantings, Mass Plantings, Containers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"parkseed","offers":[{"title":"1-Quart","offer_id":42354477891643,"sku":"27885","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2-Quart","offer_id":42511048114235,"sku":"29909","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/8580\/4859\/files\/Product_MediaImage_v2616_1.jpg?v=1753891900"},{"product_id":"henrys-garnet-sweetspire-47010","title":"'Henry's Garnet' Sweetspire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking at 'Henry's Garnet' Sweetspire in spring or summer, you can admire its sweet fragrance and lovely cascading blooms against fresh green foliage, but you might wonder why on earth it has \"garnet\" in its name. Not until the cool weather of autumn arrives and every leaf turns a sizzling shade of rosy-pink to red will you realize that while you've been enjoying the beauty of this shrub for months, you've actually been seeing it \"offseason\"! Now \u003cb\u003ethat's\u003c\/b\u003e multi-season appeal!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Just a few feet high and never more than 6 feet wide, 'Henry's Garnet' is a dense, mounded little shrub with appealing green foliage right down to the ground. Its white bottlebrush blooms begin appearing in late spring on long, dramatically dangling 6-inch stems that cover the shrub, opening their flowers from the base to the tip. Very sweetly scented, these blooms attract butterflies and bees to your sunny garden, and even hummingbirds have been known to pay their respects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The flowers continue into summer, sharing their delicious aroma with the entire garden. A few weeks after they pass, the cooler weather of autumn begins, and soon the entire shrub is a flaming shade of rosy-red. (Move over, Burning Bush!) This is as unexpected as it is lovely, and captures the focus of any visitor to the garden. What a delightful late-season flush of color!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Henry's Garnet' thrives in moist, well-drained soils, but also puts up with a certain degree of damp or even wet texture. It loves sunshine but can tolerate some dappled shade. And it basks in the heat and humidity of southern and southwestern summers, provided the soil remains moist. Such an easy, adaptable, interesting little shrub! Find a place for it this season. 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And when autumn arrives, the foliage burns bright crimson for weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJust 2 to 3 feet high and 3 feet wide, this carefree native sun-lover is free of pests and diseases, and even tolerates drought once established in the garden. Little Henry® Sweetspire makes a fine groundcover, looks terrific in containers, and adds ever-changing color and scent to the border.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"parkseed","offers":[{"title":"2-Quart","offer_id":42354587729979,"sku":"27287","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/8580\/4859\/files\/Product_MediaImage_v2361_1.jpg?v=1753891835"},{"product_id":"itea-scentlandia-27605","title":"Itea Scentlandia™","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery season brings new beauty to this dwarf Virginia Sweetspire. In spring, the new green leaves unfurl, topped with arching sprays of 4-inch white blooms -- marvelously fragrant -- as spring turns to summer. And when autumn arrives, the foliage burns bright crimson for weeks!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust 2 to 3 feet high and 3 feet wide, this carefree native sun-lover is free of pests and diseases, and even tolerates drought once established in the garden. It makes a fine groundcover, looks terrific in containers, and adds ever-changing color and scent to the border. Zones 5-9.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"parkseed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42354605457467,"sku":"27605","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/8580\/4859\/files\/Product_MediaImage_27605_1.jpg?v=1753891747"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.parkseed.mom\/collections\/virginia-sweetspire.oembed","provider":"Park Seed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}