Digging Dog Nursery Shrubs

Itea illicifolia
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Holly Sweetspire

Itea illicifolia

Itea

Itea illicifolia full sun  partial shade

Like treasured jewels, elegant slender strands of densely set pearls dangle at the ends of lax stems. Offering a honeyed scent, the tiny greenish white flowers comprise nearly foot long catkins against handsome evergreen foliage that resembles holly leaves, with small prickles lining the dark lustrous greenery.

We premiere this bushy gem as a specimen right up front in our mixed border where its breathtaking beauty beckons visitors to take a closer glimpse. Hailing from western China, the Holly Sweetspire fancies moist, deep, rich soil and partial shade. Zone 7/8.

Blooms June–September.

Size: 6'–12' high x 8'–10' wide; hardy to zone 8.

Itea illicifolia (S-0658)
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7th Annual Summer Digging Dog Nursery **OPEN HOUSE & PLANT SALE**

July 11, 12 & 13, 2008

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

10 AM to 5 PM

**Find those rare, specialty plants--including drought tolerant toughies--for your summer garden--many at discount prices!

**Stroll the Nursery's beautiful flowering borders in their mid-summer splendor, and see all our new plantings!

**Garden accessories also available for purchase!

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10 AM to 5 PM

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---And the plant sale continues on Saturday!

Four miles up Albion Ridge Road (from Highway One), at: 31101 Middle Ridge Road, Albion, CA 95410. For information, call: 707-937-1130

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