Cyrilla racemiflora
titi, leatherwood
Notes:
Flowers effective for at least a month. Hard to eradicate; however, Bir reports that it needs moist soil and does not compete well with other plants.
Sources: Sunset, Dove/Woolridge, Dirr, AHS, Odenwald/Turner, USDA, Bir.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:bees
attracts:larval host
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
dense canopy
drought tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fall color notable
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
fragrant flowers
full sun preferred
habit:rounded
habit:spreading/wide
long-lived
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
persistence:semievergreen
pest/disease free
rich soil required
roots:shallow
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:hedge
use:naturalizing
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
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