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Itea ilicifolia (holly-leaved sweet spire) is a species of flowering plant in the family Iteaceae, native to western China. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3–5 m (10–16 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, with glossy holly-like leaves and fragrant drooping racemes of greenish-white flowers, 30 cm (12 in) long, in summer and autumn.^[1] It is hardy, though young plants require protection from dry winds.^[2]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

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