Itea virginica - Virginia Sweetspire windbreak Leaves are long ovate toothed

Leaves are long ovate toothed and deep green that turn red in autumn

A deciduous shrub native to China that produces long weeping yellow flowers on bare stems in late winter

In late spring to early summer it produces small fine deep blue flowers that are just stunning

It is quite a drought tolerant oak

bayous and rivers of southern United States primarily being found in coastal areas from Maryland to Texas and in the lower Mississippi River

Itea virginica - Virginia Sweetspire windbreak Leaves are long ovate toothedA small deciduous shrub native to the southeast United States with long tassels of fragrant, small white flowers, which bloom in early summer. Its leaves turn attractive shades of red to purple in autumn. Likes moist fertile soil and will even grow in quite damp sites. Growing to about 1 2m tall