Itea ilicifolia

Itea ilicifolia, the holly-leaved sweet spire, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iteaceae, native to western China. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3–5 m (10–16 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, with glossy holly-like leaves and fragrant drooping racemes of greenish-white flowers, 30 cm (12 in) long, in summer and autumn.[1] It is hardy, though young plants require protection from dry winds.[2]

Itea ilicifolia
I. ilicifolia, Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Iteaceae
Genus: Itea
Species:
I. ilicifolia
Binomial name
Itea ilicifolia

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

References

  1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~gdk/stabg_new/poms/2005/sep05pom.htm
  3. "RHS Plant Selector - Itea ilicifolia". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 56. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


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