Leucothoe fontanesiana

Leucothoe fontanesiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leucothoe
Species: L. fontanesiana
Binomial name
Leucothoe fontanesiana
(Steud.) Sleumer

Leucothoe fontanesiana, the highland doghobble,[1] fetter-bush,[2] mountain doghobble or switch ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the southeastern United States. It is an erect evergreen shrub growing to 1–2 m (3–7 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, with laurel-like glossy leaves 6–16 cm (2–6 in) long, and pendent axillary racemes of urn-shaped flowers in spring.[3][4]

This plant is a calcifuge and requires a shaded position in acid soil. The species[5] and the cultivar 'Rollissonii'[6] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. "Leucothoe fontanesiana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina: Mountain Doghobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana)
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - Leucothoe fontanesiana". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  6. "RHS Plant Selector - Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rollissonii'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
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