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Summary
Drooping leucothoe adds elegance to the shade garden with a graceful, cascading habit and glossy dark green leaves. This 3-4’ tall evergreen shrub blooms in spring with small white, urn-shaped flowers borne on drooping racemes that are somewhat obstructed by the foliage. Drooping leucothoe requires moist acid soil and does best in a sheltered location with at least filtered shade. It can be used in the shrub border, as a facer plant with taller plants, or to stabilize banks. In winter, its leaves can develop a rich burgundy color. Good companions for Leucothoe fontanesiana include Pachysandra procumbens, Polystichum acrostichoides, Rhododendron maximum, Erythronium americanum, Polemonium reptans, and Phlox divaricata.
More Details
- Plant Type
shrub - Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-shade, partial-shade, shade - Foliage Character
evergreen - Soil Moisture
average, moist, wet - Flowering Period
mid-spring - Soil PH
acidic - Flower Color
white - Summer Foliage Color
green - Fall Foliage Color
green - Other Common Names
dog hobble - Fruit/Seed Color
brown