Itea virginica ‘Longspire’ 24/11 Restock This is a shrub worth

This is a shrub worth growing for eleven months on foliage alone

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or a handsome specimen where the arching

the southern shield fern

Itea virginica ‘Longspire’ 24/11 Restock This is a shrub worthItea virginica, the Virginia sweetspire, is a native shrub of eastern wetlands and streambanks, grown for fragrant white flower spikes in early summer and a fall display of red, orange, and burgundy. 'Longspire' is the selection chosen for its flowers: a form that carries notably long, white racemes, arching sprays of small fragrant blooms that outdo the wild plant for length and presence in early summer. Sometimes called Virginia willow, though the