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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 6-12 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun

Distribution

USA: FL , GA , SC
Native Distribution: SC & FL
Native Habitat: Wet hammocks & woodlands
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Shade
Soil Description: Cool, moist, acid, fertile soil.
Conditions Comments: This plant tends to sucker and can be used for stabilization along moist, shady, stream banks. It can be maintained at any height with proper pruning. Agarista populifolia is considered superior to Leucothoe axillaris and L. fontanesiana,at least for southern areas, and is not as susceptibe to leaf scorch as L. fontanesiana.

Propagation

Description: Easily rooted from cuttings in late summer or fall.
Seed Collection: Not Available
Seed Treatment: Not Available
Commercially Avail: yes

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Identification of plant with bell-shaped flowers
January 03, 2008
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Bibliography

Bibref 996 - Gardening with Native Plants of the South (1994) Wasowski, Sally and Andy Wasowski
Bibref 841 - Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (2006) Burrell, C. C.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Agarista populifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Agarista populifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Agarista populifolia