Itea virginica

virginia sweetspire, tassel-white, virginia willow
Family

Grossulariaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

serrate, serrulate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, obovate

Growth Form

shrub

Flower Color

white

Flower Petals

5

Flower Month

April - June

Height (meters)

1.0 - 3.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

FACW

Habitat

Wet wooded stream banks, swamps, low pine barrens, low woods, and about lakes.