Itea

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Read about Itea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Itea (Greek name of the willow, applied here because it has willow-like leaves, or perhaps because it grows near the water). Saxifragaceae; by some placed in a separate family, Iteaceae. Trees and shrubs, numbering about 6 species, inhabiting tropical and subtropical Asia, and one of them in North America, I. virginica, a low, upright, somewhat coarse shrub, best known by its long, erect racemes of small white flowers appearing about July 1, in Massachusetts, and its brilliant autumn coloring. The genus is characterized by alternate, narrow lvs., fls. in simple racemes which are terminal or axillary, white: calyx 5-toothed, with persistent lobes; petals 5, very narrow; stamens 5; ovary oblong, 2-celled: fr. a very narrow or a conical caps., which is 2-grooved, 2-parted when mature: some of the species are evergreen. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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