Clethra alnifolia Hummingbird known in the United States as the sweet pepper bush is a compact, upright, deciduous shrub with shiny dark green foliage which turns a striking yellow in autumn and upright spikes of extremely fragrant white flowers. The flowers appear on the current years growth mid to late summer. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers July-August. Height 100-150cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Clethra Alnifolia Ruby Spice Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' is a vigorous, deciduous, upright, suckering shrub with oval, green foliage. It is a good wildlife plant attracting bees and butterflies among other insects. It produces deep pink to red spikes of bell-shaped flowers about 1cm across from July-September with a deliciously spicy, clove-like fragrance. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 100-150cm. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.
Clethra barbinervis (Japanese clethra) is a large, bushy, tough, hardy, deciduous, medium-sized shrub with obovate leaves that are about 12cm in length and turns red and orange in autumn. It also produces small fragrant flowers in racemes in late summer and autumn which attracts butterflies and other insects. One of the more interesting things about this plant is its attractive bark. Its richly coloured stems slowly peel off and reveals lavender, grey and cream bark. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers July-September. Supplied in a 3 litre pot.