Proven Winners - Sugartina® 'Crystalina' - Summersweet - Clethra alnifolia white plant details, information and resources. 'Crystalina', is a summersweet cultivar shrub in the Clethraceae family commonly sold under the trade name of SUGARTINA. It was bred at North Carolina State University.
Growing 2-3 feet tall and 3-5 feet wide, this cultivar tolerates wet soil in full sun to shade but does best in light, dappled shade. This Sugartina has fragrant white flowers that appear by mid-summer. The plant (Clethra alnifolia) is native to North America, so it adapts well to conditions in zones 4 through 9. A dwarf form of our native Clethra alnifolia, Sugartina Crystalina summersweet has dark glossy foliage and a tight, dense shape.
sugartina clethra, The only thing that makes a warm summer day even sweeter is filling the air with delightful fragrance from great plants - that's why planting Sugartina® 'Crystalina' summersweet (Clethra alnifolia - sometimes it's also called pepperbush) will make you so happy! Browse a curated selection available online. This dwarf Clethra has fragrant pure white flowers in late summer, attracting butterflies. This native, deer resistant shrub holds its tight, dense shape without pruning. Dark, glossy green foliage turns to an attractive yellow in fall.
sugartina clethra, This North American native tolerates damp soils. ‘Crystalina’, commonly sold under the trade name of SUGARTINA, produces sweetly fragrant pure white flowers on a compact rounded to slightly spreading shrub that typically matures to only 2-3' tall and to 3-4' wide. Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) is a medium-size shrub that adapts to most gardens. Learn more about this fragrant plant that blooms in late summer.
