pepper bush

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Noun1.pepper bush - shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowerspepper bush - shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers
Clethra alnifolia, summer sweet, sweet pepperbush, white alder
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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If you have acidic soil you might consider Clethra delavayi, the sweet pepper bush. This handsome deciduous shrub has beautiful scented lily of the valley-like flowers along the stems in midsummer.
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