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Clethra arborea

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Beautiful but not winter h evergreen and fragrant. The size after 10 years is 250 cm. The flower colour is white. This plant is not hardy.The flowering period is May - June.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Kwekerij H. Kolster, Boskoop

Date taken : 23.08.2002

Common name : Lily of the vlley tree

Family : Clethraceae

© first picture : H. Kolster

© picture 2 : Trompenburg Arboretum Rotterdam

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Savill Gardens (GB)

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Blandy's Garden

© picture 5 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira Jan. 2016

© picture 6 : J.C. de Kreek and D. van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira Jan. 2016

© picture 7 : J.C. de Kreek and D. van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira Jan. 2016

© picture 8 : J.C. de Kreek and D. van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira Jan. 2016

© picture 9 : J.C. de Kreek and D. van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira Jan. 2016

© picture 10 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira January 2019

© picture 11 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira January 2019

© picture 12 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira January 2019

© picture 13 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira January 2019

© picture 14 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Madeira January 2019

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : good gardening soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs little water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 3 and 4 meter
width approx : between 2 and 3 meter
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : white
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are wide longitudinal
leaf size : between 5 and 10 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : flowers scented lightly
flowering period : may - june
hardiness : not hardy
special feature spectacular autumn colours

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop