NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Clethra alnifolia

Scientific Name:	Clethra alnifolia
Genus:	Clethra
Species Epithet:	alnifolia
Common Name:	Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Coastal White-alder, Summersweet
Plant Type	Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Clethraceae (Clethra Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	3-6 ft., 6-12 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	June, July, August
Growing Area:	Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Pocosins, blackwater swamp forests, non-riverine swamp forests. Common in NC coastal plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Highly Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Flowers fragrant. Colonial. Many cultivars available in the nursery trade.
Flowering in July with attractive fragrance Garden in Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Developing fruit (capsules) in the October Garden in Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php https://nc.audubon.org/700 https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/clethra/alnifolia/ https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/clethra-alnifolia/

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