Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

Virginia sweetspire - Itea virginica

Synonyms: Virginia willow, tassle-white,

USDA Plant Code: ITVI Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: medium - dry Height: 4-6 feet Leaves: deciduous to semi-evergreen Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: shrub, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: white Bloom Period: spring/summer Fragrant: yes

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Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Feist Form' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Feist Form' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Beppo' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Feist Form' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Feist Form' 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Feist Form' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Feist Form' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Little Henry' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Little Henry Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Little Henry' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Longspire' and 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' and 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' and 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica' Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; leaf underside Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); May. 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
Fruit(s); July. 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	Flower(s); Starting to open Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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