Itea virginica ‘Longspire’ 24/11 Restock or a handsome specimen where

or a handsome specimen where the arching

Lindera megaphylla is a plant for the patient collector

that open over many weeks in the heat of July and August when little else in the shrub border is in bloom

often bowing out after two or three good seasons

marked with brown-purple at the center

Itea virginica ‘Longspire’ 24/11 Restock or a handsome specimen whereItea virginica, the Virginia sweetspire, is a native shrub of eastern wetlands and streambanks, grown for fragrant white flower spikes in early summer and a fall display of red, orange, and burgundy. 'Longspire' is the selection chosen for its flowers: a form that carries notably long, white racemes, arching sprays of small fragrant blooms that outdo the wild plant for length and presence in early summer. Sometimes called Virginia willow, though the