Clethra alnifolia also commonly known as summersweet, is a unique flowering shrub. Clethra Ruby Spice prefers part shade and consistently moist, acidic soil and sandy soil (although should never fully dry out). A great choice for woodland gardens, wet marshes, stream banks, and seashores. This shrub grows well as a hedge, planted as groupings and or borders. Clethra will naturalize over time, removing root suckers will limit growth unless that is the desired look. Native to swampy woodlands, wetlands and along river banks. Rose pink blooms in late summer. Grows to be roughly 4 to 6 feet and blooms mid-summer to late summer. It produces a lovely fragrance that butterflies and bees love.