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SCARLET BEAUTY™ SWEETSPIRE
Itea virginica 'Morton'
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Hardiness Zone: 4-9 · Mature Height: 3-4 Feet · Mature Spread: 3-4 Feet
Buy Scarlet Beauty™ Sweetspire online. Scarlet Beauty™ Sweetspire was selected in 1999 by Kris Bachtell of The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, from a plant that has been in the Arboretum's collection since the late 1950s. It has exhibited superior tolerance to alkaline soil, giving the plant deeper green foliage when grown in the alkaline soils prevalent to much of the Midwest. Scarlet Beauty™ Sweetspire has some of the cleanest foliage of any of the Itea cultivars that we have grown.
Family: Iteaceae · Common Name: Sweetspire
FREE with every plant purchased:
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- A pre-applied, pre-measured amount of time release fertilizer that keeps your plant well nourished for up to one year.
- Pre-hydrated Hydro-Gels are included in the top of each container to use when planting as they help retain soil moisture, and plants will establish more quickly with less transplant shock. Plants will also survive drought-like conditions and accidental missed waterings better.
- Planting and Care Instruction brochure.
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SCARLET BEAUTY™ SWEETSPIRE Plant Characteristics
Bark Color*
| • | Red |
Bark Type*
| • | Smooth |
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Scorch - High Resistance |
| • | Leaf Spot - High Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew - High Resistance |
| • | Root Rot - High Resistance |
Flower Type*
| • | Fragrant |
Growth Rate*
| • | Fast |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Winter*
| • | Burgundy/Crimson/Maroon |
Leaf Type*
| • | Deciduous/Herbaceous |
Plant Type*
| • | Shrub |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Adapts Well to Most Soil Types |
| • | Adapts Well to Wet Areas |
| • | Average |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Moist |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
| • | Tolerates High pH (Alkaline Soils) |
| • | Tolerates Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Cuttings or Divisions |
Season of Interest*
| • | Early Spring |
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Spring Flowering |
| • | Summer |
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SCARLET BEAUTY™ SWEETSPIRE Homeowner Growing & Maintenance Tips
Itea is easy to grow and adapts to most conditions. Feed once a year with a slow release fertilizer.
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