Coastal Leucothoe is a compact, slow-growing native evergreen shrub with a lax, arching multi-stemmed habit. Its rich, thick dark green foliage emerges tinged with bronze-red and turns purplish-bronze in winter. Lightly fragrant white flowers are borne in profuse axillary clusters in spring. Grows best in partial sun and rich, moist acidic well-drained soils. Leaves are highly flammable and toxic if ingested. Deer resistant.

Type:	Shrub
Origins:	Southeast N. America; GA Native
Height:	2' - 4'
Spread:	3' - 5'
Spacing:	4'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	5 - 9
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	White
Season of Interest:	Spring, Fall, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Water regularly. Tolerates severe pruning. Rot rot and leaf spot are occasional problems.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Foundational Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: American Elm, Azalea, Lenten Rose

IMAGES: KENPEI, Leucothoe axillaris1, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Sten Porse, Leucothoë-axiliaris-habitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) KENPEI, Leucothoe axillaris2, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) KENPEI, Leucothoe axillaris3, CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

Deer Resistant Plants

Forsythia, Show Off Starlet® Forsythia

Magnolia x 'Butterflies' - Butterflies Magnolia

Forsythia, Show Off® Forsythia

Sedge, Silver Sceptre Sedge

Joe Pye Weed, Baby Joe Coastal Plain

Leucothoe, Leafscape Burning Love Leucothoe

Leucothoe, Coastal Leucothoe

Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' - Color Guard Adam's Needle, Yucca

Sedge, Pennsylvania Sedge

Sedge, Tussock Sedge

Sedge, Appalachian Sedge

Sedge, Ice Dance Sedge