Northern Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Host plant for spicebush swallowtail. Aromatic foliage. Young leaves, twigs, and dried fruit make a fragrant traditional tea.
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–12 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~11 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV