Plant: Leucothoe / Agarista
Leucothoe / Agarista · Leucothoe axillaris
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A native southeastern evergreen shrub with arching, mounding and vase shaped growth to three or four feet tall and four to six feet wide. Thick, shiny dark green leathery leaves clothe the stems, with new growth emerging bronze red and curved, and clusters of slightly fragrant heather like white to pink bell flowers open from March to May. It needs shade to partial shade, acid soil high in organic matter, and steady moisture, tolerating occasionally wet ground. Use it along stream banks, on shaded slopes, in naturalized woodland plantings, or as a low informal hedge.
- Full Shade
- Grows to 4 ft tall and 6 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Evergreen foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
A native southeastern evergreen shrub with arching, mounding and vase shaped growth to three or four feet tall and four to six feet wide. Thick, shiny dark green leathery leaves clothe the stems, with new growth emerging bronze red and curved, and clusters of slightly fragrant heather like white to pink bell flowers open from March to May. It needs shade to partial shade, acid soil high in organic matter, and steady moisture, tolerating occasionally wet ground. Use it along stream banks, on shaded slopes, in naturalized woodland plantings, or as a low informal hedge.
- Flowers
- Clusters of slightly fragrant, heather like white to pink bell shaped flowers from March to May.
- Foliage
- Thick, shiny, dark green leathery leaves two to four inches long; new growth emerges bronze red, twisted and curved.
- Fruit
- A globular, five lobed capsule appearing from September to October.
- Light
- Dappled/Filtered Light, Deep Shade
- Native range
- South Eastern U.S.A.
