Description

Originating in the eastern mountain sun-dappled ravines, this lovely colonizing shrub blooms prolificly in spring with long racemes of white bell flowers; dark glossy green foliage makes it a handsome tall groundcover

Landscape Attributes

Fetterbush is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Fetterbush is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Fetterbush will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is native to parts of North America.