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Re: Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'

I have one of these that I put in two years ago.  The first year it was 
OK, but last year-its second year in the ground-it really looked nice.  I 
is supposed to tolerate some shade.  I have it growing on an embankment in 
well amended sub soil.  The embankment is the result of landscaping after 
constuction of an addition to our house and is steep enough that I didn't 
want to mow it.  So I've planted shrubs and in each hole I put lots of 
well rotted sheep manure and some peat.  At any rate, the Itea bloomed
 in June to July with white bottle brush flowers that were somewhat 
fragrant.  Then in the fall it turned a gorgeous maroon color that 
deepened as the fall went on.  It is one shrub that I would consider 
planting somewhere else if I have another space for it.

Denise Leonard, Zone 5
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Wed, 21 May 1997, Keith Romanczyk wrote:

> 
> Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
> 
> This is a plant I bought a cutting of at the Botanical Gardens sale. Can
> anyone tell me what it does or doesn't do?
> 
> Keith
> 
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