Height: to 15' + Width: to 15' Light Needs: part shade to shade Water: average to moist, well-drained Flower color: white, pink Bloom time: April, May
This is a gnarled, multi-stemmed, slow-growing, evergreen shrub to small tree that should be familiar to all who hike in the mountains. The attractive flowers are produced in large clusters on stem tips. It requires good drainage and tends to grow poorly in heavy clay or wet soils. Where it grows well, this plant makes a stunning specimen in the garden or natural area. Mulch to keep the shallow roots moist and cool. The flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies and other insect pollinators. It is the host plant for the laurel sphinx moth. Deer will browse this plant.
