Scientific Name
Oxydendrum arboreum

Common Name
Sourwood

Hardiness Zones: 5-8
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun to partial shade; moist to dry soil
Height: 20 to 30'
Flower/Fruit: Fragrant lily-of-the-valley like flowers in summer; greenish yellow seed pods that last into fall
Comments: Variable fall color - brilliant to deep red; flowers used by bees and butterflies; seeds for birds
Cultivars: Chameleon (abundant flowers; variable fall foliage)
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