Lindera benzoin - (Spicebush)
GARDEN SITE: Part Shade. Average, Moist, Well-drained Soil.
SIZE: 6-12 ft. Spread 6-12ft.
FLOWERS: Greenish Yellow/March. Red berried in fall.
WILDLIFE: Attracts Birds and Butterflies
LARVAL HOST TO: Larval host to Spicebush and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail as well as Promethea silkmoth
ZONE: 4-9
Tea can be made from the aromatic leaves and twigs. Deer, Drought, Heavy Shade, Clay Soil, Wet Soil, Black Walnut tolerant. Dioecious species!
GARDEN SITE: Part Shade. Average, Moist, Well-drained Soil.
SIZE: 6-12 ft. Spread 6-12ft.
FLOWERS: Greenish Yellow/March. Red berried in fall.
WILDLIFE: Attracts Birds and Butterflies
LARVAL HOST TO: Larval host to Spicebush and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail as well as Promethea silkmoth
ZONE: 4-9
Tea can be made from the aromatic leaves and twigs. Deer, Drought, Heavy Shade, Clay Soil, Wet Soil, Black Walnut tolerant. Dioecious species!
GARDEN SITE: Part Shade. Average, Moist, Well-drained Soil.
SIZE: 6-12 ft. Spread 6-12ft.
FLOWERS: Greenish Yellow/March. Red berried in fall.
WILDLIFE: Attracts Birds and Butterflies
LARVAL HOST TO: Larval host to Spicebush and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail as well as Promethea silkmoth
ZONE: 4-9
Tea can be made from the aromatic leaves and twigs. Deer, Drought, Heavy Shade, Clay Soil, Wet Soil, Black Walnut tolerant. Dioecious species!
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