I bought a beautiful plant in a 3 gallon container from a local nursery in southeast PA. It died out after one season in my backyard. I t...Read Morehink that it was exposed to too much sun and the soil was a good quality all clay soil with a pH about 6.9. Leucothoes are best in loose, acid soils of sandy and silty loams, not clay so much; however, if the clay soil is well-drained it might do fine. Across the street a Girard's Rainbow Drooping Leucothoe close to a house foundation in some more shade than mine did well. These broadleaf evergreens can be tempermental and one can't always predict their success.
A very attractive evergreen shrub with a graceful, arching habit.
The small white urn-shaped spring flowers occur on the e...Read Morends of the stems and are attractive if not overwhelming. The leaves are dark green in summer and turn dark purple in winter.
Spreads slowly by suckering. Very tolerant of shade---performs best with consistent moisture and light shade. It often gets some winter damage here (Boston Z6a), often a lot---but it's easily pruned out in the spring and grows back quickly even after hard pruning. Best in a spot with protection from sun and wind in winter.
I bought a beautiful plant in a 3 gallon container from a local nursery in southeast PA. It died out after one season in my backyard. I t...Read More
A very attractive evergreen shrub with a graceful, arching habit.
The small white urn-shaped spring flowers occur on the e...Read More
Does anyone know if leucothoe axillaris is juglone tolerant? (i.e. will it survive under/near black walnut trees)?