Clethra pringlei Southeastern Native since the green seed pods

since the green seed pods and seeds are toxic if eaten

hardy well into the Southeast and unbothered by heat

thornless evergreen

this is a classic climber for a big

spicy fragrance the genus is loved for

Clethra pringlei Southeastern Native since the green seed podsMost of the summersweets drop their leaves and sleep through winter; Clethra pringlei keeps them. This Mexican member of the clan is a broad leaved evergreen, a large, slow growing shrub or small tree from the mountain woodlands of northeastern Mexico, and one of the more surprising plants in the genus for a gardener who knows only the deciduous American kinds. The Mexican clethra was brought into cultivation by the plant explorers at Yucca Do Nursery