Clethra alnifolia ‘Anne Bidwell’ 26/6 Restock This is the non-variegated form

This is the non-variegated form

we found this plant growing behind the dunes on Dauphin Island

They come from the littoral thickets of southern Taiwan

globular seed capsules the size of a small orange

Clethra alnifolia ‘Anne Bidwell’ 26/6 Restock This is the non-variegated formSummersweet, Clethra alnifolia, is one of the great fragrant natives of the eastern United States, a shrub of moist woods and pond edges whose white summer spikes carry a honey and clove perfume across the whole garden. Colonists called the plant Sweet Pepperbush, for the peppercorn like seed heads that follow, and Summersweet, for the scent; the flowers even lather softly in water and once served as a field soap. 'Anne Bidwell' is the selection to