Clethra Alnifolia (Noun)
Meaning
Shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Clethra alnifolia is a shrub that thrives in wetlands and is commonly found in eastern and southern coastal United States.
- The clethra alnifolia's sweetly scented flowers attract various pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, to the garden.
- Gardeners often choose clethra alnifolia for its fragrant flowers and attractive foliage that turns golden yellow in the fall.
- In late summer, clethra alnifolia produces beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers that are highly prized by gardeners.
- Clethra alnifolia is also known as sweet pepperbush due to the sweetly scented flowers that resemble pepper blossoms.