
Spicebush
(Lindera benzoin)
Availability:
- Currently available
Height:
- 6 – 12 feet
Bloom:
- March to April
Classification:
- Native
- Tree / shrub
Sun:
- Full sun to part shade (best)
Soil moisture:
- Medium to wet
Used by:
- Native bees (flowers),
- Caterpillars (foliage),
- Birds (fruit)
Notes:
- Can be used as a native alternative to forsythia.
- Leaves have spicy smell when crushed.
- Susceptible to laurel wilt disease.
- Spicebush and sassafras are the only host plants for the spicebush swallowtail in this region.
Native Range:
