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.