Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire 3 Gallon Live Plant – Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’

Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’) is a deciduous flowering shrub valued for its fragrant white flower clusters, gracefully arching branches, and rich garnet-red fall foliage. This cultivar of a species native to the eastern United States offers attractive seasonal color and a naturally rounded growth habit, making it suitable for woodland gardens, foundation plantings, mixed shrub borders, and native landscapes.

In late spring to early summer, Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire produces slender, cascading clusters of small, fragrant white flowers that attract pollinators. Its glossy green foliage creates a lush appearance during the growing season before developing striking burgundy, crimson, and deep red tones in autumn. This adaptable shrub performs well in full sun to partial shade and tolerates moist soil, making it particularly useful for rain gardens, woodland edges, and landscapes with seasonal moisture.

Each order includes 1 live Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire plant supplied in a 3-gallon nursery container. The plant is approximately 15 inches tall at the time of shipping. Because this shrub is deciduous, it may arrive with reduced foliage, without flowers, or in a dormant condition depending on the season.

Shipping Size:

• Quantity: 1 Live Plant

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Container

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Live Shrub

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Quantity: 1 Live Plant

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Container

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Common Name: Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire

• Scientific Name: Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’

• Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub

• Growth Habit: Rounded, Arching, Suckering

• Flower Color: White

• Flower Fragrance: Fragrant

• Foliage Color: Green with Garnet-Red Fall Color

• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–9

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Soil Preference: Moist, Well-Drained, Slightly Acidic Soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate to Moist

• Bloom Season: Late Spring to Early Summer

• Landscape Uses: Native Gardens, Rain Gardens, Woodland Borders, Foundation Plantings, and Pollinator Gardens

• Seasonal Condition: May Arrive Dormant, Leafless, or Without Flowers

Live Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire shrub, natural root system, nursery growing medium, 3-gallon nursery container.