Itea virginica 'Sprich' ~ Little Henry® Sweetspire tolerates-clay-soil The leaves are palmate (hand-shaped)

The leaves are palmate (hand-shaped) with 5-7 lobes

The color of the large panicles of mophead flowers depends on the soil PH - acidic soils produce violet-blue flowers

Landscape Use: The Bloodgood London Planetree is commonly used as a shade tree in parks

The fine blue green foliage is topped with tall airy ivory plumes that bloom above the foliage in fall before tanning and persist into winter

Itea virginica 'Sprich' ~ Little Henry® Sweetspire tolerates-clay-soil The leaves are palmate (hand-shaped)Little Henry Sweetspire is a dwarf deciduous shrub that has long lasting fall color. The shiny bright green oval leaves turn garnet red and orange in fall and hold until early winter before being dropped. The tiny fragrant white flowers that blanket the shrub bloom on drooping cylindrical racemes in spring. Best fall color in full sun and rich moist well drained soils. Itea virginica is a host plant for the American Holly Azure butterfly if in the