Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Saxifragales > Iteaceae > Itea > Itea virginica

Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire)

Synonyms: Diconangia heterophyla; Itea padifolia; Itea virginica f. abbreviata

Wikipedia Abstract

Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire or Virginia willow) is a plant in the Iteaceae.
View Wikipedia Record: Itea virginica

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Mid Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  6 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Stoloniferous
Growth Period [1]  Spring
Growth Rate [1]  Slow
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Container, Seed
Root Depth [1]  14 inches (36 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Shrub
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Flower Color [1]  White
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  9.84 feet (3 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [1]  Moderate Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Infertile
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Porous
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Protected Areas

Predators

Velataspis dentata (dentate scale)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0