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Agarista populifolia (Lamarck) Judd. Common name: Agarista, Pipestem. Phenology: Apr-May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Blackwater swamps, hydric hammocks, marly spring runs and seepage ravines. Distribution: E. SC (or se. NC?) south to ne. and c. peninsular FL. Reported for several locations in s. AL, likely escaped (Diamond & Woods 2009). A specimen at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NCU) is labeled as coming from a nursery, originally taken from plants in a swamp in Columbus County, NC. The record is plausible and if accepted adds the species to the state's native flora.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA8, K4, WH3, Judd (1979), Luteyn et al (1996); = Andromeda populifolia Lam. = Leucothoe acuminata (Aiton) G.Don — S, S13; = Leucothoe populifolia (Lam.) Dippel — GW2, RAB; = n/a — C, Pa. Basionym: Andromeda populifolia Lam. 1783

Links to other floras: = Agarista populifolia - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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Horticultural Information

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Comments: This underutilized medium-sized shrub, native to wet hummocks and woodlands from SC to FL, deserves a place in your yard! The attractive arching, loosely rounded form, and evergreen foliage of Florida-hobblebush, is further enhanced in early summer by numerous tiny honey-fragrant white flowers. Displaying moderate drought tolerance once established, Florida-hobblebush grows well in our area, in woodland gardens and as an informal screen. This species responds well to pruning and can be maintained as a hedge.

Height: 6-15 ft.

plant sale text: This underutilized medium-sized shrub, native to wet hummocks and woodlands from SC to FL, deserves a place in your yard! The attractive arching, loosely rounded form, and evergreen foliage of Florida-hobblebush, is further enhanced in early summer by numerous tiny honey-fragrant white flowers. Displaying moderate drought tolerance once established, Florida-hobblebush grows well in our area, in woodland gardens and as an informal screen. This species responds well to pruning and can be maintained as a hedge.

bloom table text: Florida-hobblebush or Florida leucothoe is a broadleaf evergreen, 8-12 ft. high, with a lax, arching, multi-stemmed habit. Its rich, glossy-green foliage, tinged with red on new growth is evergreen through the winter. Though natively occurring nearer the coast, this is an excellent landscape plant. It offers wonderful screen potential, but it is the cream-colored, honey fragrant flowers borne in profuse axillary clusters that is its true charm. This species responds well to pruning and can be maintained as a hedge.

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comments: This underutilized medium-sized shrub, native to wet hummocks and woodlands from SC to FL, deserves a place in your yard! The attractive arching, loosely rounded form, and evergreen foliage of Florida-hobblebush, is further enhanced in early summer by numerous tiny honey-fragrant white flowers. Displaying moderate drought tolerance once established, Florida-hobblebush grows well in our area, in woodland gardens and as an informal screen. This species responds well to pruning and can be maintained as a hedge.

cultural notes:

germination code: 1, 4

native range: (NC ?), SC, GA & FL



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