Coastal Doghobble
Leucothoe axillaris
Low, arching evergreen with leathery leaves and chains of white urn flowers tucked along the stems. A graceful groundcover for moist, acidic shade.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MA, MS, NC, SC, VA