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	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 'Saturnalia' and 'Longspire' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalis' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Itea virginica 'Saturnalia' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Florida Division of Plant Industry , Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 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

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