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Clethra delavayi

Botanical Name
Clethra delavayi
Common Names
Summersweet, Coastal Sweet Pepper Bush,
Large deciduous bushy shrub or small tree with blue-green lance-shaped leaves. Long panicles of pink buds open to small fragrant white flowers from late Summer through to Autumn. Autumn foliage colours. Grows approx. 4m tall.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Clethra delavayi Summersweet, Coastal Sweet Pepper Bush,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs, Trees Shrub Like, Upright

Description:
Large deciduous bushy shrub or small tree with blue-green lance-shaped leaves. Long panicles of pink buds open to small fragrant white flowers from late Summer through to Autumn. Autumn foliage colours. Grows approx. 4m tall.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m

Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Clay, Loam, Well Drained