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Cultivar Breeder Name

'Merlot'

Formulaic Common Name

Sweetspire

Hardiness Zone Maximum

Zone 9

Hardiness Zone Minimum

Zone 5

Type

Deciduous

Item

Shrub

Species

Virginiana

Genus

Itea

Cultivar

Short N' Sweet

Common Name

Sweetspire

Trademark Item

Trademarked

Trademark Brand

Registered

Hardiness Zone Maximum

Zone 9

Hardiness Zone Minimum

Zone 5

Growth Height Max

4 ft.

Growth Height Min

3 ft.

Growth Width Min

3 ft.

Growth Width Max

4 ft.

Spacing

4 ft.

Growth Habit

Compact, Rounded

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Acidity

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Moisture

Moderate to High

Exposure

Full to Filtered

Landscape Use

Bed, Border, Hedge, Mass Planting

Maintenance

Low

Animal Resistance

Deer, Rabbit

Flower Color

Cream

Bloom Time

Summer

Fruit

Seed

Season of Interest

Fall, Summer

Soil Type

Well-Drained

Regulated
No

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