Common Name: Leatherwood
Latin Name: Dirca palustris
Size: 4 (min) to 8 (max)
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Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
Maximum Height: 8 feet
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Dirca palustris
Maximum Height: 8 feet
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Dirca
species: palustris
Origin:
Size: 4 (min) to 8 (max)
Size Description: medium shrub
Notes: Native Americans used bark for baskets, bow strings, fish lines.
Characteristics: Recommended Native Rain Garden
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Part Shade Tolerance: | Good Performance | See other plants that like part shade. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Planted By: Dick Ammon
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz
Shrub in Bloom
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
Age: Young
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Early Spring
Flowers
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
Age: Young
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Early Spring
Flowers
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
Age: Young
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Early Spring
Shrub in Foliage
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati
Age: Young
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Late Spring
Fall color
Location: Louisville, KY
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz