Itea ilicifolia
Itea ilicifolia, the holly-leaved sweet spire, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iteaceae, native to western China. It is an evergreen shrub growing to tall by broad, with glossy holly-like leaves and fragrant drooping racemes of greenish-white flowers, long, in summer and autumn. It is hardy, though young plants require protection from dry winds.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
