Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles' ~ Sixteen Candles Summersweet size-12in-pot Mulch to keep roots cool

Mulch to keep roots cool and conserve moisture

Bowl of Beauty Peony is a compact fast-growing herbaceous perennial with sturdy stems that sport deep green leaves

IMAGES: Hisagi

Coastal Japan and Sakhalin Island

(3) Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia

Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles' ~ Sixteen Candles Summersweet size-12in-pot Mulch to keep roots coolSixteen Candles Summersweet is a compact native deciduous shrub with a densely branched mounded habit and glossy dark green foliage that turns attractive shades of yellow to golden brown in fall. Upright and compact flower spikes of sweetly fragrant white flower spikes bloom in summer and give way to brown seedpods that last to winter. Prefers part sun and acidic, moist, well drained soil. Type: Shrub Origins: Eastern N. America Coasts; GA Native