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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Itea virginica 'Shirley's Compact'
Shirley's Midget Sweetspire
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available IteaItem #: 5906
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy:
Height: 18" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Do you need little green buns in your rock garden? "No F...ing way!" is the comment I get most often when trying to tell folks that Itea 'Shirley's Compact' is really an itea. This dwarf selection was discovered by the late Shirley Speight, formerly of NC's Biltmore House. Our 10-year-old clump is a staggering 18" tall x 3' wide. This shrublet has midget 1" long twisted leaves and tiny flowers that can only be seen with a magnifying glass. Itea 'Shirley's Dwarf' is quite vigorous for its stature, but it took years to have enough cuttings to offer...ideal for the miniature railroad folks.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Itea
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Dry Shade Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Texas native plants , United States Native Plants