Drooping Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Drooping Leucothoe (Leucothoe fontanesiana) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 2-3 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in moist, occasionally-dry and occasionally-wet soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer and erosion.

USDA zones

5-8

Sun

Part shade, Full shade

Water

Medium

Mature size

2-3 ft × 2-3 ft

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet

Bloom color

White

Bloom season

Spring

Attracts

Butterflies, Pollinators

Tough against

Deer, Erosion

Native to

Southeastern United States