Summersweet 'Ruby Spice'

Clethra alnifolia

How to grow Summersweet 'Ruby Spice'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Ruby Spice is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Ensure your soil has a ph of between 5.1 and 7.5 as Ruby Spice is a weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Ruby Spice from seed

Transplanting Ruby Spice

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Ruby Spice is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Ruby Spice

Summersweet Ruby Spice Etymology

The Latin word “Alnifolia” means “having teeth” or “serrated”.1

Other Names for Summersweet 'Ruby Spice'

Sweet pepper bush

Footnotes

1 Latin Dictionary

2 missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c299