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| Spicebush |
Zones: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 6
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A common shrub in moist eastern woods, Spicebush seems to blend in with the scenery except when its greensih yellow flowers are open in mid-spring and when its fruits are ripe in the early fall looking like shiny, brilliant crimson coffee beans. This plant will grow in full shade where it may reach 10 or more feet with an open branching habit or in full sun where it would be shorter and more compact. In either case, it likes good moist soil. Fall color is yellow in full sun. Spicebush is the host plant for the larval stage of the Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly. So in summer we eagerly look for cocoons wrapped within rolled leaves knowing that shortly, beautiful butterflies, (black with yellow and blue) will emerge. (Both male and female plants are required to produce berries on female plants. Since our plants are seed grown, we do not know if they will be male or female.) Cat# 1136
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Available: Currently
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| $10.00 each
in quart pots
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| X |
Native Plant |
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Good Fragrance |
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Butterfly Plant |
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Hummingbird Plant |
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Good Fall Color |
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Berries & Fruits |
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Deer resistant |
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| Ease of Culture |
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Easy |
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Not Too Hard |
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Difficult or Tricky |
| Evergreen |
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Yes |
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Semi |
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No |
| Plant Type |
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Wildflower |
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Shrub |
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Grass or grass-like |
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Perennial |
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Tree |
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Ground cover |
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Fern |
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Vine |
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| Light Exposure |
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Full sun |
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Mostly sunny |
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Half and half |
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Full shade |
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Mostly shady |
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| Soil Condition |
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Sandy |
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Organic |
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Clay |
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Average |
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| Moisture Tolerance |
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Dry |
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Wet |
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Moist |
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Moderate |
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| Height |
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12" or less
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24" to 36" |
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12" to 24" |
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36" or taller |
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| Color |
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White/whitish |
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Pink |
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Blue |
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Yellows |
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Rose |
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Green |
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Orange, coral |
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Violet |
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Brown |
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Peach, salmon |
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Lavender |
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Mauve |
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Red, scarlet |
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Purple |
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Tan |
| Bloom Time |
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Early spring |
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Early summer |
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Early fall |
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Mid spring |
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Mid summer |
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Mid fall |
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Late spring |
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Late summer |
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Late fall |
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We welcome your suggestions and comments. Please tell us how we can improve, or if there are other plants you wish we carried.
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