Leucothoe recurva

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Leucothoe recurva in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Leucothoe recurva, Gray. Similar to the last; but lower and more spreading: leaves elliptic-ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate: racemes spreading and recurved; anthers with 2 awns: caps, depressed and strongly lobed. April-June. Va. to Ala. —It grows in drier situations; the foliage of this and the preceding species assumes a splendid scarlet color in fall. L. Davisise. Torr. Evergreen shrub, to 5 ft.: leaves oblong, obtuse, crenately serrulate: racemes slender, many-fld., clustered in terminal panicles. May, June. Calif. .—L. Grayana, Maxim. Half-evergreen: leaves large, broadly oval, appressed-pilose: racemes terminal, slender; flowers rather small. June. Japan. Tender.—L. neriifolia, DC. (Agarista neriifolia, Don). Evergreen, glabrous shrub, with ovate-oblong, acuminate leaves and bright scarlet flowers in erect, slender racemes at the end of the branches. Brazil. —L. pulchra, DC. (Agarista pulchra, Don). Evergreen shrub, 2 ft. or more high, glabrous: leaves ovate, mucronate, about 1 in. long: fls. white, in spreading, peduncled, slender racemes, much longer than the leaves. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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