Species: Lindera benzoin

(lin-der'ah ben'zo in)

Lindera benzoin

Spicebush

Found on Course Walks

Native and Invasive Plants

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

None Listed

Cultivars

'Green Gold', 'Rubra', 'Xanthocarpa'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub 4 to 8 feet

Height: 6' - 12' (similar spread)

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: rounded shrub

Ornamental Other: part shade is beat

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Part shade

Hardy To Zone: 4a

Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Environmental Other: small greenish yellow flowers in early spring; leaves and stem have identifiable spicy scent; bright scarlet oval drupe fruit; leaves bright green changing to yellow in fall

Moisture Tolerance: Occasionally saturated or very wet soil; Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

none serious

Bare Root Transplanting

Other

native to eastern North America; difficult to transplant; slow to re-establish. Deer resistant

Native Range Map

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil

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