Sweet Pepperbrush The Celtic Farm Western Ironweed serves as a

Western Ironweed serves as a late-season nectar source for many pollinators

cultivars might not reproduce true to type from seed

it’s an excellent choice for ground cover and helps keep erosion at bay

so it’s best to steer clear of walkways

Occasionally

Sweet Pepperbrush The Celtic Farm Western Ironweed serves as aClethra alnifolia Common Names: Sweet Pepperbrush, Coastal Pepperbush, Alderleaf Clethra, Summersweet. A deciduous shrub that is native to swampy woodlands, wet marshes, stream banks and seashores, often in sandy soils. It is rounded, suckering, and densely branched, typically growing to 3 6 (less frequently up to 12) tall and is noted for producing a mid to late summer bloom of sweetly fragrant white flowers which appear in narrow, upright panicles