Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

coastal sweetpepperbush - Clethra alnifolia

Synonyms: , summersweet, ,

USDA Plant Code: CLAL3 Light Requirement: full sun - full shade Soil Moisture: medium - wet Height: Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: shrub, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: no

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: yes Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: white/pink Bloom Period: summer/fall Fragrant: yes

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Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Anne Bidwell' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Anne Bidwell' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Anne Bidwell' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Arnold Arboretum' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Arnold Arboretum' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Arnold Arboretum' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Arnold Arboretum' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Compacta' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Compacta' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Creel's Calico' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Earthshade' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Earthshade' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Earthshade' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Fern Valley Pink' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Fern Valley Pink' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Goss' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Goss' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hokie Pink' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hokie Pink' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hokie Pink' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hokie Pink' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' 'Compacta' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Paniculata' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Paniculata' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Paniculata' ' Earthshade' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Paniculata' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Plant(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Control; Clethra alnifolia 'Rubie Spice' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); October. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Plant(s); Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Flowers; foliage; Lake Waccamaw State Park Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Flowers; foliageWaccamaw State Park Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Lake Waccamaw State Park Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Plant(s); Lake Waccamaw State Park Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Clethra alnifolia ' Rosea' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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