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Florida Leucothoe in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Agarista populifolia

 

Florida Leucothoe

Agarista, or Florida Leucothoe, is a tall (8-12'), evergreen, shade-loving shrub, well suited to our hot and humid southern summers. It is found in coastal environments, in a few counties from NC to Florida, but it performs well in upland Piedmont clay-based soils. We have seen it planted under large, deciduous trees where it thrives with protection from the heat in summer, but with sunshine in winter. It can be a carefree, densely lush specimen with dark green, lustrous foliage, red-tinted new growth and a loose, arching habit. Alternatively, it can be maintained as a hedge as it responds so well to heavy pruning. In either case it produces lovely, honey-scented little white flowers in the spring which attract butterflies and bees.

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plant Features
  • Florida Leucothoe likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Florida Leucothoe likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Florida Leucothoe is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Florida Leucothoe likes medium to heavy

    Medium to heavy

 
plant information

Common name

Florida Leucothoe

Latin name

Agarista populifolia

type

Evergreen Flowering Shrub

family

Ericaceae

ph

6.0 - 4.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Florida Leucothoe likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Frost

    Florida Leucothoe is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Florida Leucothoe likes medium to heavy

    Medium to heavy

  • Water

    Florida Leucothoe likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Florida Leucothoe is 3.00meters x 4.00meters 3.00 M 4.00 M

Agarista populifolia

Agarista, or Florida Leucothoe, is a tall (8-12'), evergreen, shade-loving shrub, well suited to our hot and humid southern summers. It is found in coastal environments, in a few counties from NC to Florida, but it performs well in upland Piedmont clay-based soils. We have seen it planted under large, deciduous trees where it thrives with protection from the heat in summer, but with sunshine in winter. It can be a carefree, densely lush specimen with dark green, lustrous foliage, red-tinted new growth and a loose, arching habit. Alternatively, it can be maintained as a hedge as it responds so well to heavy pruning. In either case it produces lovely, honey-scented little white flowers in the spring which attract butterflies and bees.


Summer Flowering

From Early Summer TO Mid Summer

Blooms in May-June white blooms

 
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