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Japanese Clethra
Latin Name:
Clethra barbinervis
location:
Japan
The Japanese Clethra, which is also referred as Clethra barbinervis, i usually found close to Japan. It is usually shaped as a deciduous large shrub or small tree, making it an uncommon plant! In the summer, a special form of foliage appears, more or less alternate leaf arrangement and in the automn its foliage then is bronze to red fall color. The Japanese Clethra (Clethra barbinervis) has beautiful flowers that are numerous, small white flowers held in racemes. and its fruits are more or less small capsules. An interesting thing is its bark, where we can see smooth exfoliating bark on it. An interesting fact regarding the way it is cultured is that prefers moist, fertile soil However, another characteristic with the Japanese Clethra can be that relatively pest free except for spider mites A way to identify a Clethra barbinervis having its fragrant spires of white flowers in mid to late summer. The Japanese Clethra's propagation is done in an interesting way since it is mainly done by seed
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