Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Ericales
Genus:
Species:
hartwegii
ID:
889619

Status:
valid

Authors:
Britton

Source:
wcs

Year:
1914

Citation Micro:
N. Amer. Fl. 29: 6 (1914)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000888954



Common Names

  • Clethra hartwegii
  • Hartweg's Clethra
  • Hartweg's Sweet Pepperbush


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Description

Clethra hartwegii (also called Hartweg's Clethra, among many other common names) is a shrub native to Mexico and Central America. It has oval-shaped leaves that are green to yellow-green in color. It produces small, white flowers in the summer. It prefers partial shade and moist, well-drained soils.

Uses & Benefits

Clethra hartwegii is an evergreen shrub that is often used as a hedge or for screening. It has fragrant white flowers that bloom in summer and attractive foliage that turns yellow in fall. It is also used in landscaping and as a windbreak.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Clethra hartwegii has a flower that is a white, bell-shaped bloom, with the seed being a small, dark brown nut and the seedling being a small, dark green shrub.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Clethra hartwegii is a shrub that is best grown in moist, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. It can be propagated by seed, cuttings, or layering.

Where to Find Clethra hartwegii

Clethra hartwegii can be found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Species in the Clethra genus

Clethra formosa, Clethra tuxtlensis, Clethra purpusii, Clethra fragrans, Clethra acuminata, Clethra alcoceri, Clethra alexandri, Clethra alnifolia, Clethra arborea, Clethra arfakana, Clethra barbinervis, Clethra bodinieri, Clethra canescens, Clethra cardenasii, Clethra castaneifolia, Clethra chiapensis, Clethra consimilis, Clethra conzattiana, Clethra crispa, Clethra cubensis, Clethra cuneata, Clethra delavayi, Clethra elongata, Clethra fabri, Clethra fagifolia, Clethra fargesii, Clethra ferruginea, Clethra fimbriata, Clethra galeottiana, Clethra gelida, Clethra guyanensis, Clethra hartwegii, Clethra hendersonii, Clethra hondurensis, Clethra javanica, Clethra kaipoensis, Clethra kebarensis, Clethra licanioides, Clethra longispicata, Clethra luzmariae, Clethra macrophylla, Clethra mexicana, Clethra oaxacana, Clethra obovata, Clethra occidentalis, Clethra oleoides, Clethra ovalifolia, Clethra pachecoana, Clethra pachyphylla, Clethra papuana,

Species in the Clethraceae family

Clethra formosa, Clethra tuxtlensis, Clethra purpusii, Clethra fragrans, Clethra acuminata, Clethra alcoceri, Clethra alexandri, Clethra alnifolia, Clethra arborea, Clethra arfakana, Clethra barbinervis, Clethra bodinieri, Clethra canescens, Clethra cardenasii, Clethra castaneifolia, Clethra chiapensis, Clethra consimilis, Clethra conzattiana, Clethra crispa, Clethra cubensis, Clethra cuneata, Clethra delavayi, Clethra elongata, Clethra fabri, Clethra fagifolia, Clethra fargesii, Clethra ferruginea, Clethra fimbriata, Clethra galeottiana, Clethra gelida, Clethra guyanensis, Clethra hartwegii, Clethra hendersonii, Clethra hondurensis, Clethra javanica, Clethra kaipoensis, Clethra kebarensis, Clethra licanioides, Clethra longispicata, Clethra luzmariae, Clethra macrophylla, Clethra mexicana, Clethra oaxacana, Clethra obovata, Clethra occidentalis, Clethra oleoides, Clethra ovalifolia, Clethra pachecoana, Clethra pachyphylla, Clethra papuana,

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