Northern Spicebush

Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume

Laurel family

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

12.0 feet

Spread

4.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Green

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need High

Stress Tolerance

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 4.5 – 6.0

Frost-Free Days 120 days

Precipitation 32 – 50 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Amorbia humerosana, Apatelodes torrefacta, Callosamia promethea, Eacles imperialis, Lymantria dispar, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Papilio palamedes, Papilio troilus, Samia cynthia cynthia, Tetracis crocallata

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.