Itea virginica, Virginia Willow Baptisia albeit very rare Southeast (NC

albeit very rare Southeast (NC

The tightly packed terminal spikes are comprised of many white

They turn reddish-orange in fall

rabbits and other small mammals

Itea virginica, Virginia Willow Baptisia albeit very rare Southeast (NCVirginia Willow Virginia willow (Itea virginica) is an erect to spreading shrub with showy spikes of tiny white flowers that bloom in late winter through early summer. It occurs naturally in floodplain swamps, seepage slopes, stream and lake edges, and calcareous and mesic hammocks. The plant provides food and cover for wildlife. The inflorescence is a dense terminal spike like raceme that droops downward. Individual flowers are star shaped, with five