Lyonia lucida
fetterbush
Notes:
Highly poisonous (according to NCSU; USDA lists this plant as zero toxicity for some reason, but given that other ericaceous plants are known to have the same andromedotoxin, etc. that NCSU is claiming for this one, I'm inclined to trust NCSU).
Long bloom period.
Sources: NCSU, Dirr, Missouri BG, Odenwald/Turner, USDA.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:bees
attracts:butterflies
clay tolerant
coarse texture
dense canopy
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:shrub
fragrant flowers
habit:arching
habit:mounding
habit:spreading/wide
infertile soil tolerant
long-lived
native:eastern North America
part shade preferred
persistence:evergreen
pest/disease free
poisonous
rich soil preferred
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:hedge
use:naturalizing
use:screen
water:ample
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
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