Pink Spire (Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire') - pink flowers, illustrated plant card

Pink Spire

Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'

Pink Spire blooms from July through August.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
Jul–Aug
Hardiness
Zones 3–9
Sun
Part shade
Water
High water
Mature size
5.9 ft × 4.9 ft
Type
Shrub
Verification

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Growing Pink Spire

Plant it in part shade. It prefers high water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–9. Expect it to reach about 5.9 ft tall and 4.9 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 4 years.

When to plant Pink Spire

Plant Pink Spire in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. For the middle of its hardy zones 3 to 9 range, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from July to August.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 6 in March.

The Summersweet family

One of 7 in the Summersweet family. Same plant, same care.

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