Spicebush - Lindera benzoin | Pots ready spring & fall

Common name: Spicebush

Scientific name: Lindera benzoin

Example mature size: 4 m tall, 4 m wide; 13.5 ft tall, 13.5 ft wide

Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun

Water: Medium-wet

Soil: Sand, Loam, Clay

Blooms: Yellow in April

Ontario plant status: Native Shrub, Common

Natural habitats: Meadow-grasslands

Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps 🐝, Beneficial insects 🐞, Grassland birds 🦉

Points of interest: - Attracts a wide variety of birds, insects, bees - Brilliant yellow flowers in spring, has beautiful fall colours and bright red berries in winter - fragrant sent when leaves and stems are crushed