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Description
Buy Now: Add the Enchanting Spicebush to Your Garden!
Product Overview: Bring vibrant life and captivating charm to your garden with Spicebush (Lindera benzoin), a versatile and native deciduous shrub. Its fragrant yellow-green flowers brighten gardens in early spring, while its golden fall foliage and vibrant red drupes add year-round appeal. Perfect for butterfly gardens, wildlife habitats, or naturalized areas, Spicebush plays an essential ecological role and enhances any landscape with beauty and sustainability.
Key Features:
- Botanical Name: Lindera benzoin
- Common Name: Spicebush
- Seasonal Interest: Fragrant yellow-green flowers in early spring, deep yellow-gold foliage in fall.
- Wildlife-Friendly Fruit: Red drupes provide a critical food source for birds and wildlife.
Top Reasons to Grow Spicebush:
- Wildlife Magnet: Attracts bees, butterflies (especially Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillars), hummingbirds, and birds.
- Fragrant Blooms: Delightfully aromatic spring flowers add an extra sensory experience.
- Ecological Value: Serves as a host plant for caterpillars, essential for maintaining biodiversity.
- Versatile Landscaping: Perfect for group plantings, privacy hedges, or as a specimen plant.
Plant Characteristics:
- Type: Deciduous multi-stemmed shrub.
- Height & Spread: Adjusts based on location and planting conditions.
- Flower Color: Yellow-green blooms brighten gardens in spring.
- Foliage Color: Aromatic green leaves turn golden yellow in fall.
Care & Maintenance Instructions:
- Light Requirements: Thrives in full sun to partial shade.
- Soil Preferences: Prefers well-drained soil but adapts to a variety of soil conditions.
- Planting Tips: Group plants in sets of 3 to 5, or space 3 feet apart for hedges.
- Hardiness: Perfect for USDA zones 4 to 9.
Versatile Uses for Spicebush:
- Butterfly Gardens: Attracts pollinators and supports local wildlife.
- Naturalizing Areas: Adds vibrant seasonal color and ecological value.
- Hedges & Screens: Creates privacy hedges or decorative screens in garden designs.
Order Your Spicebush Today! Transform your outdoor space with Spicebush from Greenwood Nursery, your trusted Online Nursery. Its blend of beauty, fragrance, and ecological benefits makes it a must-have for garden enthusiasts. Order now from our Online Plants Nursery and enjoy the captivating charm and sustainable value of this remarkable shrub!
Shipping
Shipping Information:
- Available Sizes:
- Bundles of 5 bare-root plants (ships in spring and fall).
- Quart pots (available year-round, as stock permits).
- Shipping Restrictions: No restrictions listed; confirm availability based on your location
- Category: Shrubs, Bare Root Shrubs, Flowering Shrubs, Privacy Hedge Shrubs, Fast Growing Shrubs
- Plant Type: Deciduous
- Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial
- Soil Condition: Well Drained
- Bloom Season: Spring, Summer
- Bloom Color: Yellow
- Mature Height: 4 - 5ft
- Growth Rate: Fast-Growing
- Planting Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Quantity | 1 - 5 | 6 - Unlimited |
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Price | $19.95 | $18.95 |