Clethra pringlei Southeastern Native hardy well into the Southeast

hardy well into the Southeast and unbothered by heat

One Green World in Oregon

since the green seed pods and seeds are toxic if eaten

Seaside alder is a medium to large deciduous shrub

thornless evergreen

Clethra pringlei Southeastern Native hardy well into the SoutheastMost of the summersweets drop their leaves and sleep through winter; Clethra pringlei keeps them. This Mexican member of the clan is a broad leaved evergreen, a large, slow growing shrub or small tree from the mountain woodlands of northeastern Mexico, and one of the more surprising plants in the genus for a gardener who knows only the deciduous American kinds. The Mexican clethra was brought into cultivation by the plant explorers at Yucca Do Nursery