Patio Ready Hummingbird Summersweet
Potted, patio ready and highly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies
Hummingbird Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’)
Potted, and ready for any patio. It is a highly popular, compact deciduous shrub known for its spikes of sweetly fragrant,
white summer flowers and strong ability to attract pollinators.
It thrives in moist, acidic soil and can tolerate heavy shade, making it ideal for rain gardens or woodland borders.
Patio Ready Hummingbird Summersweet available in an attractive resin patio pot so you have no transplanting.
- Bloom Time: Mid-summer (July/August) for 4–6 weeks.
- Flowers: 4 to 6-inch bottlebrush spikes that emit a sweet, spicy, vanilla-like scent.
- Size: Grows slowly to roughly 3–4 feet tall with a 4–5 foot spread, though it can form slowly spreading colonies via rhizomes.
- Fall Color: Lustrous dark green summer foliage turns a vibrant golden-yellow in the fall.
- Wildlife Value: Highly attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and native bees.
- Clethra Hummingbird
- Clethra Hummingbird
- Clethra Hummingbird
- Clethra Hummingbird
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