Sweet Bells

$43.00

Leucothoe racemosa

This broadleaf shrub has fragrant pinkish white bell-shaped flowers in 4” clusters and glossy green leaves that turn red, orange, or yellow in fall.  It can be used as a foundation plant, in a woodsy landscape as a hedge, on slopes as a bank stabilizer, near ponds and in rain gardens.  The leaves and nectar are poisonous to humans and animals. Northeastern U.S. Native.

  • Height: 4’ – 6’

  • Spread: 4’ – 6’

  • Pot size: 6 qt

  • Bloom time: May - June

  • Light: Part shade - Shade

  • Moisture:  Average - Wet

  • Attracts: Butterflies, Bees

  • Deer resistance: Yes

  • Companion Plants: Coral bells, lady fern

Photo: Glover Perennials

Leucothoe racemosa

This broadleaf shrub has fragrant pinkish white bell-shaped flowers in 4” clusters and glossy green leaves that turn red, orange, or yellow in fall.  It can be used as a foundation plant, in a woodsy landscape as a hedge, on slopes as a bank stabilizer, near ponds and in rain gardens.  The leaves and nectar are poisonous to humans and animals. Northeastern U.S. Native.

  • Height: 4’ – 6’

  • Spread: 4’ – 6’

  • Pot size: 6 qt

  • Bloom time: May - June

  • Light: Part shade - Shade

  • Moisture:  Average - Wet

  • Attracts: Butterflies, Bees

  • Deer resistance: Yes

  • Companion Plants: Coral bells, lady fern

Photo: Glover Perennials