One of the most common questions that we get asked at our rural nursery is "What can I plant that the deer won't eat?" Fortunately for gardeners with deer problems there are quite a few shrubs, ornamental grasses and perennials that are very deer resistant.  Proven Winners Itea Little Henry ( Sweetspire ) is not only a top selling flowering shrub at our sustainable nursery, it is one of our personal favorites. We have watched at our farm a 'gang' of deer walk right up to a mass planting of Itea Little Henry and move on without one nibble.

Much under utilized in the garden, Itea 'Little Henry Sweetspire' is a delightful versatile, attractive shrub with glossy green foliage that performs well in full sun or part sun. A dwarf variety of the popular Sweetspire 'Henry's Garnet', this compact 30 inch high shrub is a true all season performer. Little Henry Sweetspire starts out the summer with a beautiful display of fragrant, orange scented white flowers that blanket the shrub. As summer progresses shiny, disease-free foliage takes over until fall when the foliage turns a stunning garnet-red. This hardy shrub holds its garnet red foliage longer than the popular Burning Bush. Both the flowers and foliage of Itea Little Henry as useful in cur flower arrangements.

You can order Itea Little Henry from our online store or at our farm. As with all of our hardy flowering shrubs, we grow Itea Little Henry using on green, sustainable, pesticide-free methods.





The stunning garnet red fall foliage of Itea Little Henry puts on a show in the fall! We like the fall color better than that of the standard Burning Bush and the deer won't touch this plant.