Piedmont Staggerbush
Lyonia mariana
Piedmont staggerbush is a deciduous shrub of acidic sandy woods and pond edges, hung with showy nodding white-to-pink bell flowers in late spring. Spreads modestly and shrugs off deer browsing.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~11 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA
Related native plants
More Lyonia species
- Fetterbush (Lyonia lucida)
- Coastal Staggerbush (Lyonia fruticosa)
- Rusty Staggerbush (Lyonia ferruginea)