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Spicebush Plant

Bring Swallowtails to Your Yard

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SKU: 86987

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Product Description

Clusters of yellow flowers with spicy fragrance
Native deciduous shrub
Naturalizes well
Drought tolerant
Deer tend to pass it by

This multi-season beauty is lovely to look at and produces a luscious spicy scent that attracts Swallowtail butterflies by the droves. Tiny yellow blooms nestle into light green foliage in the spring and summer. In fall the leaves turn bright yellow for another season of beauty. Great for naturalizing. Tolerates clay soils, droughts, dense shade and deer. Grows to 8-12 ft. tall with an equal spread. Zones 6-7. 12-18in
This plant attracts butterflies.

Visual Details

Zone
6-7
Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Height
8 - 12 feet.
Spacing
8 - 12 feet.
Growth Rate
Naturalizing, fall interest, borders.

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Zone
6-7
Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Height
8 - 12 feet.
Spacing
8 - 12 feet.
Growth Rate
Naturalizing, fall interest, borders.

BloomsEarly Spring

Botanical NameLindera benzoin

ColorYellow flowers.

FoliageOvate, 3.5 - 5 inch long light green leaves in summer turn to a brilliant yellow in the fall and have a delicious spicy scent when crushed.

FormPerennial deciduous shrub

FruitFemale shrubs produce small red drupes (berries) in the fall which are loved by birds. However, must have male plant present to produce fruit.

Height8 - 12 feet.

SizePremium

Spread8 - 12 feet.

Hardiness Zone6-7
DepthPlant so stain on the trunk is at the same level as previously planted.

Flower FormTiny aromatic yellow blossoms in clusters.

Growth RateNaturalizing, fall interest, borders.

LightFull Sun, Partial Shade

PruningRequires no extensive pruning, but a light annual trimming keeps the plants looking tidy. Eliminate dead and damaged growth as well as limbs that rub together after all the blooms have faded in the spring.

Spacing8 - 12 feet.

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Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

2025 Spring Shipping Schedule

All Other Perennials & Potted Plants

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 5A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
5B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
6A	3/24/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
6B	3/10/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
7A	2/24/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
7B - 8A	2/17/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25
8B - 9A	2/10/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25
9B - 10B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

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Estimated Ship Date:

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

2025 Spring Shipping Schedule

All Other Perennials & Potted Plants

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 5A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
5B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
6A	3/24/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
6B	3/10/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
7A	2/24/25 - 5/30/25	5/26/25
7B - 8A	2/17/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25
8B - 9A	2/10/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25
9B - 10B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25	5/5/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.