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Drooping Leucothoe
Leucothoe fontanesiana · Perennial
Drooping Leucothoe is a perennial, 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 and 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
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
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