Common name: Spicebush
Scientific name: Lindera benzoin
Category: Native Shrub, Common
Sample 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
Natural habitats: Meadow-grasslands
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Beneficial insects π, Grassland birds π¦, Host plant π
Points of interest: - Attracts a wide variety of birds, insects, bees, butterflies
- Brilliant yellow flowers in spring, has beautiful fall colours and bright red berries in winter
- fragrant sent when leaves and stems are crushed
