Proven Winners® Vanilla Spice® Summersweet Clethra
Clethra alnifolia 'Vanilla Spice'
Extra-large white, fragrant blooms
Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Deer-resistant and shade-tolerant
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Fragrant Flowers and Foliage That Thrives Anywhere
The Vanilla Spice® Summersweet Clethra brings elegance and fragrance to your landscape. Its pure white blooms blossom mid-summer, filling the air with a delightful cherry vanilla scent that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. The extra-large florets—double the size of typical varieties—create a bold and showy display, making it a standout feature near patios or garden pathways.
This deer-resistant native shrub is practical and beautiful. Glossy green foliage provides a lush backdrop for the blooms and transforms into vibrant yellow in the fall, adding multi-season appeal. It thrives in sun, part sun, or even full shade, making it one of the best shrubs for challenging spots in your garden.
Low maintenance and naturally resistant to pests, this shrub offers effortless beauty while supporting pollinators and enhancing your outdoor space. Add year-round charm and a sweet fragrance to your garden with the Vanilla Spice® Summersweet Clethra. Order yours today!
About Proven Winners®: Proven Winners® ColorChoice Shrubs offers flowering shrubs, evergreens, and trees that have been tested for eight to ten years to ensure they outperform conventional varieties. That means bigger flowers, more colorful foliage, reblooming, disease resistance, new habits, or anything that makes them more beautiful and easier to grow in your landscape or garden.
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Product Details
| Mature Height: | 3-6 ft. |
| Mature Width: | 3-5 ft. |
| Sunlight: | Partial Shade |
| Bloom Season(s): | Summer Blooming |
| Growth Rate: | Moderate Growing |
| Botanical Name: | Clethra alnifolia 'Vanilla Spice' |
| Does Not Ship To: | AZ |
| Grows Well In Zones: | 4-9 outdoors |
Growing Zones: 4-9 outdoors
(hardy down to -20℉)
Customer Reviews & Photos
Based on 6 reviews
Great Shub
Great bush. Great experience
Can't Wait!
The clethra arrived in good condition. It's been planted and we can't wait to begin enjoying its blooms and cherry vanilla fragrance!
Nice plant
The plant was in great shape when I received it. Very nice looking green leaves and no flowers as of yet. It was good size given that it came in two gallon size. I am pleased with this plant!
So far ok. Will see as summer progresses
Good
I was not at all
I was not at all satisfied with the shrub. For what I paid (@$130 ) I thought it was really small. I expected something a lot larger. I feel I was really ripped off for that price. Will not be ordering again. Unsatisfied customer.
