Woodlander's Blue Zenobia. This great native selection was introduced by Woodlanders of Aiken, SC, with foliage much more blue than the species. It produces showy terminal racemes of bell-like white flowers in spring. It is semi-evergreen but in the fall it produces brilliant golden or orange leaves, which to me has one of the great appeals of this selection. It grows best in sandy well-drained soil with uniform moisture in full sun to part shade. At a planting of this species at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, it is planted in a bog environment with pitcher plants and other wetland species. If one has a problem wet area, one might try a Zenobia and/or Eubotrys, both Ericaceous species. It is native to the coastal Carolinas. The last picture showing the brilliant fall color is compliments of Marsha Yeager, a wonderful garden designer in her garden just north of downtown Atlanta.
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