Common Name: Spicebush
Latin Name: Lindera benzoin
Size: 6 (min) to 10 (max)
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Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Origin: Maine to Ontario and Kansas, south to Florida and Texas
Maximum Height: 10 feet
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Lindera benzoin
Origin: Maine to Ontario and Kansas, south to Florida and Texas
Maximum Height: 10 feet
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Lindera
species: benzoin
Origin: Maine to Ontario and Kansas, south to Florida and Texas
Size: 6 (min) to 10 (max)
Size Description: Medium Shrub
Notes:
Characteristics: Recommended Native Rain Garden
Availability: | Some Availability | ||
Deer Resistance: | Good Resistance | See plants that are deer resistant. | |
Full Sun Tolerance: | Good Performance | See other plants that like full sun. | |
Part Shade Tolerance: | Good Performance | See other plants that like part shade. | |
Deep Shade Tolerance: | Average Performance |
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Plant Images and Specimens
In Fall Color
Location: Boone County Arboretum
Age: Old
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Fall
In Fall Color
Location: Ault Park, Cincinnati
Age: Medium
Planted By: Cincinnati Parks
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Fall
Forest Plant In Bloom
Location: California Nature Preserve, Cincinnati
Age: Medium
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Very Early Spring
Fall Foliage
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Flower Detail
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Very Early Spring
Fruits
Photo Credit: R. Scott Beuerlein
Season: Late Summer
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 39.145280183333300 Longitude: -84.510443733333300] Specimen: 1145
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 39.143005050000000 Longitude: -84.507158283333400] Specimen: 1168
Location: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3400 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45220 [Latitude: 39.145047050000000 Longitude: -84.510266916666700] Specimen: 1359
Location: Cleveland Botanical Garden 11030 East Blvd Cleveland OH 44106 [Latitude: 41.512430450000000 Longitude: -81.610406466666700] Specimen: 2900
Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (Amsterdam Botanical Gardens) Plantage middenlaan 2a Amsterdam, Netherlands [Latitude: 52.367008180000000 Longitude: 4.909075360000000] Specimen: 4251
Location: Washington, DC 300 New Jersey Ave SE Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.930084160000000 Longitude: -77.053281570000000] Specimen: 8154
National Zoo
Location: Washington, DC 300 New Jersey Ave SE
National Zoo
Location: Washington, DC 300 New Jersey Ave SE
Location: Miami Township Ohio Community Center [Latitude: 39.202678100000000 Longitude: -84.241064100000000] Specimen: 11314
May 2018
Location: Miami Township Ohio Community Center
Location: Harpers Station 11311 Montgomery Rd Cincinnati OH 45249 [Latitude: 39.273787700000000 Longitude: -84.336310700000000] Specimen: 11325
Ripe berries, fall 2018
Location: Harpers Station 11311 Montgomery Rd
Location: Sawyer Point, Cincinnati 705 East Pete Rose Way Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 39.095821300000000 Longitude: -84.508493200000000] Specimen: 12458
March 2022
Location: Sawyer Point, Cincinnati 705 East Pete Rose Way
Location: Sawyer Point, Cincinnati 705 East Pete Rose Way Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 39.095850600000000 Longitude: -84.508538000000000] Specimen: 12459
March 2022
Location: Sawyer Point, Cincinnati 705 East Pete Rose Way
March 2022
Location: Sawyer Point, Cincinnati 705 East Pete Rose Way