28+ Drooping Leucothoe Shrub

This evergreen shrub features clusters of white or pink flowers in late spring.

Drooping leucothoe shrub. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens along with seeds and plants. It s also favored for its graceful fountain like form and leaves that become mottled cream and pink in winter. It usually reaches three to six feet in height and width. Plant in an area with partial shade good drainage and slightly acidic soil. Dig compost into the top several inches of soil before planting. It typically grows in a mound to 3 6 tall and as wide. Consider leucothoe fontanesiana as a border shrub or for a woodland garden.

Amend soil before planting with sand if. Leathery 3 to 6 inches long leaves turn bronzy purple in fall bronzy green in deep shade. Leucothoe fontanesiana rainbow sku 5775 gracefully arching striking red stems with colorful creamy white and green mottled foliage with scarlet accents. Blooms in spring bearing drooping clusters of. Slow grower to 26 feet high and wide. Leucothoe racemosa native species found from massachusetts down to louisiana is one of the more cold tolerant forms and has 4 inch 10 cm long racemes of drooping scented flowers from may through june. Its spreading arching branches droop with the weight of the pendulous fragrant clusters of creamy white flowers.

Leucothoe fontanesiana kid cowboy cc by sa 2 0 leucothoe fontanesiana james gaither cc by nc nd 2 0 leucothoe fontanesiana jason hollinger cc by nc 2 0 leucothoe fontanesiana james gaither cc by nc nd 2 0 whole plant suzanne cadwell cc by nc 2 0 form biltmore nc jim robbins cc by nc nd 4 0 leaves biltmore nc jim robbins cc by nc nd 4 0. Showy drooping clusters of white flowers add a nice touch to cut arrangements. How to care for rollison drooping leucothoe 1. Leucothoe fontanesiana commonly called drooping laurel is a suckering multi stemmed broadleaf evergreen shrub with arching branches that is native to moist forested mountain areas dense thickets stream banks and ravines from new york south to alabama and georgia primarily in the appalachian mountains. Drooping leucothoe a southeastern united states native is a low growing evergreen shrub with attractive flowers resembling lily of the valley in spring. When planting multiple shrubs space them 3 to 4.