Itea virginica, Virginia Willow US Native and turn an attractive red

and turn an attractive red or reddish yellow in the fall

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Stamens are creamy white with pale pinkish anthers

Carolina bogmint is a deciduous perennial that forms low patches of upright 8" tall green stems

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Itea virginica, Virginia Willow US Native and turn an attractive redVirginia Willow Virginia willow (Itea virginica) is an erect to spreading shrub with showy spikes of tiny white flowers that bloom in late winter through early summer. It occurs naturally in floodplain swamps, seepage slopes, stream and lake edges, and calcareous and mesic hammocks. The plant provides food and cover for wildlife. The inflorescence is a dense terminal spike like raceme that droops downward. Individual flowers are star shaped, with five