Drooping Leucothoe
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Howw' WHITEWATER
Ericaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
Meadowbrook/We-Du Natives, RareFIND Nursery
Description
A variegated cultivar of native leucothoe. Whitewater® is a graceful shrub with arching stems. In the spring, the stems are adorned with a profusion of white urn shaped flowers borne at each internode in long racemes on the previous seasons’ growth. Flowering is followed by emerging new growth in beautiful shades of wine, pink, copper and green. As new growth matures, the leaf color is a beautiful dark green surrounded by an ivory white margin. 3 to 6' tall and wide.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics