Aphrodite' sweetshrub is a popular variety for potpurri making, due to its richly fragrant flowers that emit a spicy scent when crushed. Its large, magenta blooms are tinged with white in the center and persist from summer into fall. It will grow 4-6' tall and wide.
Fragrant, rich-pink spikes bloom in mid-summer, accenting the blue-green foliage. Blooms hold color through the season. Matures 4-8' tall and 4-6' wide. Tolerates wet areas.
Vanilla Spice Summersweet. 'Vanilla Spice' is a popular variety of summersweet that produces large clusters of fragrant, white panicle blooms that persist through summer. It is a compact variety that will reach 4-6' tall and wide at maturity.
Evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green foliage. In late spring and early summer, the plant is covered with extremely fragrant, white blooms. Plant will mature at 2-3' tall and 3-6' wide.
This variegated variety is splashed with creamy-white and pink margins that mature to dark purple. It keeps a compact growth habit, reaching 4-6' tall and wide.