Sixteen Candles Summersweet

This native summersweet bears fragrant white to pink flower spikes in midsummer, one of the few flowering shrubs that blooms reliably in partial to full shade and tolerates consistently moist soil.

• Fragrant white to pinkish flower spikes appear in mid to late summer, filling the garden with a sweet, spicy scent that carries well in humid conditions.
• Dark green foliage turns reliable golden-yellow in autumn, one of the most consistent fall colour displays among shade-tolerant shrubs.
• Mounding habit, reaching 1.5 m at maturity; suckering habit can be managed by removing outer shoots to control spread.
• Best in full sun to partial shade with moist, well-drained soil.