| Description | A cultivar of the pink flowering Clethras with rich rose colored flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (KLETH-rah)(al-ni-FO-li-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full sun, partial shade |
| Moisture | average, moist, found growing in wet areas |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | small (1/3 inch)rich rose, borne on 3-4 inch upright racemes or panicles, bottle brush-like appearance |
| Leaves | leafs out late in the spring, simple, green turning to shades of yellow in the fall |
| Dimensions | 4-6 tall by almost as wide |
| Native Site | Species native to the eastern United States most commonly founded in moist woodlands, especially near water |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered in 1992 as a branch sport by Andy Brand at Broken Arrow Nursery in Hamden, Connecticut (USA). |
| Author's Notes | I have this in my garden and its production of flowers has been less than what I expected. But it is growing in an average moisture spot, maybe some additional water will help. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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