Spicebush is a fast-growing shrub, useful in moist, shady places. A small amount of sun yields a bush with better form and more berries. This bright and cheerful shrub starts small but can add a wow factor to backyard gardens! Swallowtail butterfly larvae survive on the leaves of this shrub.
Dense clusters of tiny, pale yellow flowers, followed by glossy red fruit. Both the fruit and foliage are aromatic. Leaves golden-yellow colour in fall. Dioecious, so needs male & female plants for berries.
Called “forsythia of the wilds” because of early spring yellow flowers.
As stewards of the earth, we have the responsibility to honour and respect the four directions, land, waters, plants, animals, and ancestors that walked before us, and all of the wonderful elements of creation that exist. Oakvillegreen respectfully acknowledges that our work with the community takes place within the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, represented by Treaty 14 and Treaty 22, and on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabeg (Ah-nish-in-nah-beg), Attawandaron (At-tah-wahn-da-ron), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-oh-sho-nee) and Metis peoples. We honour these rightful caretakers of this sacred land surrounding the Great Lakes, and we are grateful for their teachings.
