Itea virginica 'Sprich' ~ Little Henry® Sweetspire tolerates-clay-soil The leaves are palmate (hand-shaped)

The leaves are palmate (hand-shaped) with 5-7 lobes

fragrant flowers come in shades of pink and mauve and bloom in late spring to summer

then acquires purplish tint before exploding into intense shades of pink-orange

Landscape Use: The Bloodgood London Planetree is commonly used as a shade tree in parks

The color of the large panicles of mophead flowers depends on the soil PH - acidic soils produce violet-blue flowers

Itea virginica 'Sprich' ~ Little Henry® Sweetspire tolerates-clay-soil The leaves are palmate (hand-shaped)Little Henry Sweetspire is a dwarf deciduous shrub that has long lasting fall color. The shiny bright green oval leaves turn garnet red and orange in fall and hold until early winter before being dropped. The tiny fragrant white flowers that blanket the shrub bloom on drooping cylindrical racemes in spring. Best fall color in full sun and rich moist well drained soils. Itea virginica is a host plant for the American Holly Azure butterfly if in the