Clethra alnifolia var. tomentosa prophouse-summer-2027 As those fronds age they

As those fronds age they deepen through pink and bronze and finally settle into glossy dark green

and site the tree back from paths and seating

A relic of the old Southern wilds

dense habit and dark glossy foliage

a filler in a shaded border

Clethra alnifolia var. tomentosa prophouse-summer-2027 As those fronds age theyThe summersweets are among the most fragrant of American shrubs, native to the moist woods, swamp edges, and pond margins of the eastern United States, where the white summer spikes scent whole acres of low ground. Country people knew the plant as Sweet Pepperbush, for the peppercorn like seed heads, and as Summersweet, for the honey and clove perfume; the crushed flowers even raise a soft lather in water and once served as a woodland soap. The woolly