Charm your neighbors and local pollinators when you plant Fizzy Mizzy™ sweetspire (Itea virginica or Virginia sweetspire). This low-maintenance shrub features white flower spikes in a compact habit, making it easy to tuck into mixed borders and hedges. Sun or shade, this shrub can tolerate a bevy of growing conditions, though its ideal garden is part-sun with moist, well-drained soil. Sweetspire is also heat-tolerant, deer-resistant, highly fragrant, and has stunning fall color. No matter your plans for this shrub, its fuzzy white blooms are sure to attract pollinators in droves.

Details:
Size: 2-3′ tall and wide.
Light: Full sun (6+ hrs/day) to part sun (4-6 hrs/day) to shade (>4 hours sun). Can tolerate full shade, but flowering and fall color will be lessened.
Water: Average moisture.
Hardiness: USDA zone 5-9 (Find your hardiness zone)
Pollinator Value: Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects.
Host Plant: Foliage hosts luna moth larvae and American Holly Azure butterfly.
Notable Features: Proven Winners, fragrant, deer-resistant, heat-tolerant, good for hedges.
Pot Size: One Quart
Plant Name: Itea virginica 'SMNIVMM'