Clethra barbinervis 25/4 Restock and as a well-deserved treat

and as a well-deserved treat for anyone inclined to help themselves to fruit that is not theirs

Joe shared the plant with Ted Stephens of Nurseries Caroliniana

Clematis crispa

and because she has the particular bone structure of a real cultivar

Give eastern bluestar room to round into a shrubby clump at the middle of a border

Clethra barbinervis 25/4 Restock and as a well-deserved treatThe Japanese clethra is grown for bark as much as bloom. Clethra barbinervis is a tall, tree like deciduous shrub or small tree from the mountains of Japan and Korea, carrying somewhat fragrant terminal racemes of white flowers in summer, in the same sweet scented family as the native summersweets. But the real distinction is the bark: smooth and polished, gray to warm brown, and exfoliating in age to a handsome patchwork that makes this one of the