Northern Bayberry

Other names

Candleberry, Swamp Candleberry

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Nova Sc. to FL and AL

Location

Hillside Garden

Source of plant

Plantasia, Horticultural Associates, Weston Nurseries, Princeton Nurseries, Moses Nurseries, Edgewood Nursery, McGuire Gardens

Description

Plants range from 5'-12' in height, suckering and developing large colonies. Habit is upright-rounded, foliage is deciduous to semi-evergreen and dense, deep lustrous green, aromatic when crushed; fall color is absent; monoecious although can occasionally be dioecious, flowers not showy, opening before the leaves; fruit about 1/5" across, profuse, grayish, usually covering the stems of female plants.

USDA Hardiness Zone

2

Special characteristics

environmental stress resistance, winter interest