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
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~11 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, rain garden, erosion control
- Native states
- AR, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA