
Doing a little prep and research before you go to the nursery will save headaches and ensure you build the best habitat possible.
Also known as Wild Allspice, this deciduous, perennial shrub displays glossy leaves and light, slender green branches that grow 6 to 12 feet tall. Out of its aromatic foliage bloom dense clusters of tiny, pale yellow flowers, followed by glossy red fruit. The leaves turn a colorful golden-yellow in the fall. This plant grows in full sun to shade, in dry to wet, well-drained soils. It serves as a larval host for a number of butterfly species.
Doing a little prep and research before you go to the nursery will save headaches and ensure you build the best habitat possible.
Bird-friendly landscaping provides food, saves water, and fights climate change.
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