Virginian willow (Itea ilicifolia ) | Climbers & Wall Shrubs | Plants

Virginian willow

Itea ilicifolia

Common Name: Virginian willow
Genus: Itea
Species: ilicifolia

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Category: Climbers & Wall Shrubs

Height: 5.00 m (500 cm)
Spread: 3.00 m (300 cm)

Hardiness: Half-Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: July to September
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Evergreen
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Green, White
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained or Moist, but well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage, Has fragrant flowers/foliage, Long flowering period

A spreading evergreen shrub with spiny glossy dark green holly-like leaves that can be used as either a free-standing shrub or trained flat against a sunny sheltered wall. In mid summer to early autumn it is covered with long drooping catkin-like racemes of vanilla-fragranced greenish-white flowers.

Garden care: Protect from cold drying winds and apply a generous layer of mulch around young plants in autumn. Trim back to tidy in the spring and provide support for wall-trained plants.