Eubotrys racemosa, commonly called fetter bush or sweetbells leucothoe, is a deciduous suckering shrub that is native to damp woodland soils along streambanks, pond peripheries and swamps from Massachusetts to Florida to Louisiana.

Leaves alternate, simple, 2.5-6.5 cm long, 1.3-3.2 cm wide, shallow-toothed, bright green, turn red in fall. Flowers waxy-white to pinkish, urn-shaped, produced on 2.5-10 cm racemes (May-June). Part shade, does well in fairly dry soil. Useful in a woodsy landscape.

Flowers are attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The bell-shaped flowers are fragrant and occur in 4 inch long racemes in May to June. Pointed green leaves, serrated margins and good fall colors of red, yellow and orange. They are up to 2.5 inches long.

Jun 15, 2021 · Leucothoe racemosa native species found from Massachusetts down to Louisiana, is one of the more cold tolerant forms and has 4-inch (10 cm.) long racemes of drooping, scented flowers from May through June.

Eubotrys racemosus (Swamp Doghobble) is a widely branched, prostrate to erect, deciduous shrub. Its shiny stems are clad with thin, smooth, pointed leaves, 1-3 in. long (2-7 cm), which turn attractive shades of yellow, orange and red in the fall.

Eubotrys racemosa (syn. Leucothoe racemosa) is a species of flowering plant in the heath family known by the common names fetterbush, swamp doghobble, and swamp sweetbells. It is native to the Eastern United States, where its distribution extends along the coastal plain from Massachusetts to Florida to Texas. [1]

Sweetbells Leucothoe is a small, deciduous shrub that grows 4 to 6 1⁄2 feet tall and wide. The tiny, membranous, bright green leaves of this plant turn red in the fall of the year. This plant will begin to produce its magnificent flowers in May and will continue to bloom until June.

Eubotrys racemosa is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer cream flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water.

Leucothoe fontanesiana: leaf blades evergreen, coriaceous, lustrous, and each pedicel with 2 bracteoles borne near the base (vs. E. racemosa, with leaf blades deciduous, membranaceous, dull, and each pedicel with 2 bracteoles borne near the apex just below the calyx).

Sep 20, 2016 · This graceful evergreen shrub is at home along the banks of creeks or massed in front of shrub borders. Often used to “loosen up” the tight feel hollies give to the landscape. Best planted in generous drifts, this shrub is a slow grower …