Itea virginica First Editions© LOVE CHILD

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Enhance your garden with the elegant Itea virginica Love Child, a compact and highly decorative deciduous shrub from the First Editions collection. This multi-season performer is celebrated for its abundance of drooping, honey-scented white flower tassels that emerge in early summer, creating a waterfall of fragrance that attracts bees and butterflies. Its neat, mounding habit features lush green foliage that remains pristine throughout the season before erupting into a spectacular fire-engine red and burgundy display in autumn. Reaching a manageable height of just 90-120cm, Love Child is a superior choice for small borders, foundation plantings, or decorative patio pots. Remarkably adaptable, it thrives in both sun and shade and is notably tolerant of damp soil conditions.

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Key Features

Plants by type
  • Shrubs
Flower Colour
  • White
Eventual Height
  • 1-1.5m
Flowering Month
  • May
  • June
Planting Position
  • Full sun
  • Part shade
Features
  • Deciduous
  • Scented
  • Summer flowering

How to care for Itea virginica First Editions© LOVE CHILD

Light:
Full sun to part shade; flowers best in sun but tolerates light shade.

Soil:
Moist to wet soil; prefers humus-rich ground and performs well in heavier soils.

Water:
Water regularly; thrives where soil stays consistently moist.

Pruning:
Minimal pruning required; remove dead or weak stems in late winter or early spring if needed.

Hardiness:
Fully hardy throughout the UK; reliable in a wide range of garden conditions.

Feeding:
Mulch annually with organic matter; additional feeding rarely required.

Notes

Deciduous shrub with a compact, rounded habit.

Selected for its large, showy flower racemes.

Flowers appear in early summer.

Blooms are white and lightly scented, creating a soft, elegant display.

Fresh green foliage develops excellent red to burgundy autumn colour.

Suitable for borders, woodland gardens, and damp or waterside planting.

A good choice where strong flowering and autumn colour are both desired.

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