Plant Details
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Zeblid'
Scarletta® Drooping Laurel
Exposure:
Light/Bright Shade
Plant Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
Minimum 2 feet , Maximum 5 feet
Width: Minimum 2 feet , Maximum 5 feet
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Width: Minimum 2 feet , Maximum 5 feet
Evergreen shrub with the mysterious common name of dog hobble. Whatever the name, these are lovely shrubs, to only 3-5 ft tall and wide, with deep red new growth that matures to shiny green in summer and darkens to bronzy purple in winter. Sun adds even more red to the foliage. Spring flowers are white and fragrant. Likes moist, rich, well-drained soil. Sun to part shade with summer water. Frost hardy to -30F, USDA zone 4.
3 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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Blue Heron Farm | Corvallis, OR | Email now | 541-754-4224 | Container: 2 | |
Hochstein Nursery LLC | Cornelius, OR | Email now | 503-357-5651 | Container: 2 | |
Sobella Nursery | Damascus, OR | Email now | 503-454-0789 | Container: X |
Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
A choice low-growing hybrid with bright scarlet new growth that matures a deep, dark glossy green, then turns burgundy-red for fall and winter. White bell-shaped flowers appear in mid-spring but are upstaged by the foliage. Shade tolerant.
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
This choice beauty brings glowing scarlet new growth, white bell flowers on deep glossy foliage ; burgundy red fall color all in a wonderfully compact (to 2' x 4') form. PSh/Med/acid PPatent5195
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
Glossy green new leaves transform to deep burgundy in winter. White urn-shaped flowers. Evergreen shrub 2 ft tall x 4 ft wide thrive in part shade.
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