30 Graines Clèthre à feuilles d'aulne, Clethra alnifolia

Aulne leaf cèthre, Sweet Pepperbush, Clethra Alnifolia |

The Clethra Alnifolia L., Cléthra à leaf d'Alne, is an ornamental tight shrub of the Cléthraceae family.

30 seeds - very fine seeds

Clethra Alnifolia reaches 2 to 3 meters in height. The young fluffy shoots wear simple, alternate, toothed, glabrous leaves on both sides or pubescents below (var. Tomentosa), measure 4 to 10 CM long. The flowers appear from July to September in the form of long erect ears of 5 to 15 CM composed of scented white flowers, of less than a centimeter, sometimes pink, comprising five sepales, five petals, ten stamens, One style and three stigmata. The fruit is a small globular capsule retaining traces of the style. It remains visible in winter. The fragrant flowers and the leaves turning red in autumn make it an ornamental plant appreciated in the gardens.

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