Very fragrant and easy to grow.
Ruby Spice Summersweet
Very fragrant and easy to grow.
- Easy-care deciduous shrub
- Grows 5-6 ft. tall
- Native to the United States
- Fragrant, pink flowers spikes in the summer
- Very pest and disease resistant
- Botanical Name: Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
- Season: Spring
- Sun/Shade: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Height: 48 - 72
- Spacing: 5 - 6'
- Zone: 4-9
- Spread: 4 - 6'
- Color:Rich Rose Pink
- Foliage:Simple, obovate with serrated margins, 1 1/2" - 4" long and up to 2" wide. Mid-green turning a rich golden brown in the fall.
- Blooms:Mid Summer, Late Summer, All Summer
- Growth Rate: Slow to moderate once established, which takes approximately 6 -8 weeks.
- Pruning: Prune to maintain size. After flowering.
- Form: Shrub
- Flowers: Masses of tiny star-like flowers on plump 2" - 4" terminal panicles.
- Size: Dormant 12-18"
Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:
Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Potatoes | Tomatoes & Peppers |
1A-4A | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 |
4B | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 |
5A & B | 5/16/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/16/22 - 6/3/22 |
6A | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 |
6B | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 |
7A | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/24/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 |
7B | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 |
8A | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/17/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
8B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
9A - 10B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
Last Order Date | 5/30/2022 | 6/6/2022 | 5/30/2022 |
Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
Zones | Tender Annuals | Fruit Trees | Onion Plants |
1A-4A | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 4/4/22 - 5/6/22 |
4B | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 5/6/22 |
5A | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
5B | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
6A | 4/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 5/6/22 |
6B | 4/25/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
7A | 4/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/14/22 - 5/6/22 |
7B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/6/22 |
8A & B | 4/4/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 1/24/22 - 5/6/22 |
9A & B | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 1/3/22 - 5/6/22 |
10A & B | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 1/3/22 - 5/6/22 |
Last Order Date | 5/30/2022 | 1A-6B: 5/30/2022 7A-7B: 5/20/2022 8A-10B: 5/9/2022 |
5/2/2022 |
Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
Zones | Bareroot Roses | All other Perennials & Potted Plants | Dormant Trees & Hedges |
1A-4A | 4/11/22 - 5/27/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 5/2/22 - 5/20/22 |
4B | 4/11/22 - 5/27/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 5/2/22 - 5/20/22 |
5A | 3/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 4/18/22 - 5/20/22 |
5B | 3/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 5/20/22 |
6A | 2/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 5/20/22 |
6B | 2/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/7/22 - 5/20/22 |
7A | 2/21/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/24/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 5/20/22 |
7B | 2/21/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/20/22 |
8A | 2/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/17/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/20/22 |
8B | 2/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/14/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/14/22 - 4/29/22 |
9A & B | 1/17/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/14/22 - 4/29/22 |
10A & B | 1/17/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/7/22 - 4/29/22 |
Last Order Date | 5/23/2022 | 1A-7B: 6/3/2022 8A-10B: 5/9/2022 |
1A-7B: 5/16/2022 8A-10B: 4/25/2022 |
Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
Zones | Nematodes | Encapsulated Compost Worms | Select Spring Items |
1A - 2A | 5/9/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/9/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
2B - 3B | 4/25/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/25/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
4A - 5A | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
5B | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/4/22 |
6A | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/25/22 - 6/4/22 |
6B - 7A | 4/4/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/4/22 -10/28/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/4/22 |
7B | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/4/22 |
8A - 8B | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/4/22 |
9A - 10B | 2/21/22 -10/28/22 | 2/21/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/4/22 |
Last Order Date | 10/24/2022 | 10/24/2022 | 5/31/2022 |
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.
Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.