Coast Leucothoe
Leucothoe axillaris
- Size: 2-4’ Tall and 3-6’ Wide
- Growth Habit: Low shrub, spreading
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Light Requirements: Part sun
- Soil Requirements: Average soils, prefers well drained and slightly acidic
- Appeal:Coast Leucothoe is an evergreen shrub that can be used to form a low spreading border around garden beds. It has broad, deep green leaves on its upright spreading branches. Coast Leucothoe is native to southeastern United States. It develops urn shaped/drooping white flowers in clusters blooming in spring. Its leaves may turn bronze in winter. This is also deer resistant.