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Common name Mexican clethra Family clethraceae Life cycle tree (Z8-10) Flowers white (summer) Size 8-12' Light sun-part shade Cultural notes prefers moist soil Broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree from northern Mexico, with toothed elliptical leaves, and fragrant white flowers in summer. 'White Water' is the most commonly grown cultivar, and has particularly long inflorescences, but our purchase wasn't labeled with anything but species name.

Pushing fresh new growth (and possibly some suckering) after its first winter in our garden

Blooming in mid-May in its first spring after planting

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: left fence border

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