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Spicebush
Lindera benzoin · Shrub
Spicebush is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 6–12 ft × 6–12 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in moist, occasionally-dry and occasionally-wet soil. Expect yellow and green blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, pollinators and small mammals and stands up well to fire and wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–12 ft × 6–12 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Fire, Wet soil
- Native to
- Central and eastern United States
Will it survive your winters?
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Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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