Names
- Scientific name
- Lindera benzoin
- Common name
- Northern Spicebush, Spicebush, Spice Bush, Wild Allspice
Measurements
- Height
- 3 - 15 ft
- Spread
- 6 - 12 ft
- Spacing
- 6 ft
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
- Sunlight
- Partial Shade, Full Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Soil pH
- Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Foliage color
- Medium Green, Light Green
- Fall foliage
- Yellow
- Bloom time
- Early Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Pale Yellow, Gold/Yellow, Light Yellow
- Seasons of interest
- Early Spring, Fall
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Cuttings
- Attracts
- Birds, Butterflies
References
Lindera benzoin (Northern spicebush) | Native Plants of North America,
accessed November 8, 2024
Lindera benzoin (Northern Spicebush, Spicebush, Spice Bush) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox,
accessed November 8, 2024
Spicebush - Grow Native!,
accessed November 8, 2024
Mt. Cuba Center | Spicebush, Lindera benzoin, Native Plant Shrub,
accessed November 8, 2024
Lindera benzoin (Spice Bush),
accessed November 8, 2024
Plant Profiles: Spicebush (Lindera benzoin),
accessed November 8, 2024
Lindera benzoin Spice Bush, Northern spicebush, Bush Northern Spice PFAF Plant Database,
accessed November 8, 2024
World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024