Itea virginica, commonly known as Virginia willow or Virginia sweetspire, is a small North American flowering shrub that grows in low-lying woods and wetland margins. Virginia willow is a member of the Iteaceae family, and native to the southeast United States.[2]Itea virginica has small flowers on pendulous racemes.[3]
Depending on location, the species will bloom in late spring to early summer. It prefers moist rich soil, but it can tolerate a wide range of soil types. When Virginia willow is used in horticulture it can form large colonies and may form dense root suckers, making the shrub hard to remove.
^NatureServe (7 April 2023). "Itea virginica". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
Iteavirginica, commonly known as Virginia willow or Virginia sweetspire, is a small North American flowering shrub that grows in low-lying woods and wetland...
Examples include Crassotrea virginica, Elimia virginica, Iteavirginica, and Iris virginica. Plantago virginica is native to the southern and eastern states...
that Itea was an important element in the local vegetation. The nearest living relative of †Itea europaea is the American species Iteavirginica. Angiosperm...
the families are monogeneric. Choristylis is now considered a synonym of Itea, but the addition of Pterostemon, gives Iteaceae two genera. Liquidambar...
coriacea), American holly (Ilex opaca), Virginia willow or sweetspire (Iteavirginica), wax-myrtle (Morella cerifera), red bay (Persea borbonia), swamp redbay...
verticillatus), red bay (Persea borbonia), and Virginia sweetspire (Iteavirginica). Vines like muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia), supplejack or rattan-vine...
plants are tall gallberry holly (Ilex coriacea) and Virginia willow (Iteavirginica). American holly azures co-occur with closely related azure species...
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