#1723 most planted
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Highland doghobble · also Fetter-bush, Mountain doghobble, Switch ivy
Evergreen
21
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
14 yr
median age (81% have a planting date)
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Leucothoe fontanesiana is an erect evergreen shrub native to the southeastern United States. It grows to 1-2 meters tall and 3 meters broad, featuring glossy laurel-like leaves and urn-shaped flowers in spring. This calcifuge plant requires a shaded position in acid soil and is a valuable pollinator plant, attracting bees and butterflies.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 170.01%14 yr—
- 40.00%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 3.3–6.6 ft
- Canopy spread
- 9.8 ft
- Sun
- Full shade
- Soil
- Acidic
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May