Common Name: Drooping Leucothoe
Scientific Name: Leucothoe fontanesiana (Leucothoe catesbaei)
Family: Ericaceae
Lynn, North Carolina
March 23, 2002
Evergreen. Native to southeastern U.S. Slow grower to 2-6 feet high; branches arch gracefully. Leaves are leathery, 3-6 inches long; they turn bronzy purple in fall (bronzy green in deep shade). Spreads from underground stems. Blooms in spring, bearing drooping clusters of slightly fragrant, creamy white flowers resembling lily-of-the-valley. Spring [Bender, Steve, Southern Living Garden Book, The. Oxmoor House, Inc., Book Division of Southern Progress Corporation, Birmingham, 1998]
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Alphabetical Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Family Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Genus Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z