Season-Long Excitement (NAPSA)—“A gazillion little sparklers in the early summer garden.” That’s how somedescribe a new dwarf shrub that is covered with sweetly scented, pristine The shrub called Little Henry Sweetspire blooms with lightly scented white flowers. Little Henry Sweetspire (itea virginica) is unique and compact, with a tidy, low-mounding growth habit. This little charmer reaches two to three feet in height, making it great for use in mixedperennial borders and mass plantingsin the landscape. During the summer, its dark green foliage becomes crisp cool foil for other plantings. But infall, the pyrotechnics begin again as Little Henry bursts into a pyre of flamingred foliage. Like other native shrubs, Little Henry Sweetspire adapts to most soils—and once established it is also reasonably droughttolerant. While it thrives in full sun, it will also strut its stuff in shadysites. For suggestions on how to use Little Henryorto locate a retailer, visit www.ColorChoicePlants.com.
