Rainbow Drooping Leucothoe

Name: Rainbow Drooping Leucothoe
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 05775

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow'

Pronunciation: loo-KOTH-o-ee fon-ta-nee-zee-AH-na

SKU #05775

USDA Zone

5-9

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OVERVIEW
Description	Gracefully arching, striking red stems with colorful, creamy white and green mottled foliage with scarlet accents. Showy, drooping clusters of white flowers add a nice touch to cut arrangements. Effective as hedge, or clip to create an attractive groundcover. A beautiful, natural woodland companion to rhododendrons and ferns. Evergreen.
Light	Filtered sun, Partial shade, Partial sun
Watering	Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms	Spring
Mature Size	Slowly reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall and wide; can be clipped to 2 ft. tall.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Evergreen
Special Features	Attracts Butterflies, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, North American Native Selection
Growth Rate	Slow
Growth Habit	Upright
Flower Attributes	Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Hedge, Ground Cover
Design Ideas	Exceptional foliage for mixed or shrub beds and borders. A standout in foundation planting offering relief where there is too much deep green. Add to planting beneath very high shade tree canopies or in groves. Good for highlighting a distant focal point.
Flower Color	White
Foliage Color	Green
Companion Plants	Rhododendron (Rhododendron); Holly (Ilex); Astilbe (Astilbe); Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia); Painted Fern (Athyrium)

CARE
Care	Thrives in humus-rich, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Space 2 to 3 ft. apart as groundcover; closer for faster coverage. Feed with an acid fertilizer early spring; repeat after flowering. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch.

HISTORY
Lore	Leucothoe is the name of the daughter of Orchamus, king of Babylonia from ancient mythology. This genus of ericaceous plants includes over forty species throughout the Americas and eastern Asia. This species was first introduced in 1793. This species is native to North American and habits a range covering Virginia, Georgia and Tennessee.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-9