Red Tip Coastal Leucothoe – 1 Gallon Pot

Other Names: Coastal Dog Hobble, Swamp Dog Hobble

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A wonderful selection of our native Leucothoe axillaris, ‘Squzam’, what we call Red Tip Coastal Leucothoe, forms a spreading mound to 3 to 4 feet tall and maybe a little wider with arching stems clothed in lush, thick, dark green elongated leaves that turn to a vivid-burgundy-red in winter, which really puts on a show when there’s snow on the ground. In April to May, abundant clusters of fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers are borne in the axils of the leaves, hence “axillaris” in the scientific name. An excellent evergreen companion to other shade to part shade loving plants such as Aucuba, Mahonia, Rhododendron and Illiciums (Anise), along with shade loving perennial ferns, Hosta and Heuchera.

The genus name Leucothoe comes from Greek mythology, being one of the maidens loved by Apollo. The species name axillaris comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the leaf axils.