Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ Bob McCartney four-season ornamental

four-season ornamental

sterile and undemanding

grayest months and an early nectar source for any bees abroad on a mild winter day

nearly spineless leaves

Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ Bob McCartney four-season ornamentalItea virginica, the Virginia sweetspire, is a native shrub of eastern wetlands and streambanks, prized for arching, fragrant white flower spikes in early summer and a brilliant fall display of red, orange, and burgundy. 'Little Henry' is the dwarf of the clan, a low, mounded selection that reaches only about three feet, packing the fragrant flowers and fiery fall color of the full sized sweetspires into a tidy, compact plant for smaller spaces. This