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Honeycup

Zenobia pulverulenta

Honeycup (Zenobia pulverulenta)

Honeycup is a Southeastern bog shrub with powdery blue-green foliage and dangling clusters of fragrant, anise-scented white bell flowers, a choice, refined native for moist, acidic gardens.

Family
Ericaceae
Type
shrub
Lifespan
perennial
Height
3–10 ft
Spacing
2–7 ft apart
Light
part shade
Soil moisture
wet
Soil pH
acidic, neutral
Bloom
May, June
Bloom colors
white
Wildlife value
mammals, songbirds
Landscape uses
specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden
Native states
GA, NC, SC, VA

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