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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Upright and arching and spreading, spreads by rhizomes.
Fast growing.
ADAPTABILITY:
Requires moist, well-drained acidic soil and partial shade.
FUNCTIONS:
Massing, combines well with other ericaceous shrubs.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Leaf spot, same attention to soil requirements as other ericaceous shrubs.
NATIVE RANGE:
Southeastern United States
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 6-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
Leucothoe fontanesiana, a very similar species, is also commonly seen
in the landscape.