Chamaedaphne calyculata
Common name: Leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne is a very difficult plant to grow successfully in our nursery, let alone your yard, but if you have the conditions to make it happy ...... . As small, needy shrubs go this is quite the beauty to behold. The flowers are delicate, white bells that hang beautifully from the stem followed into fall with leaves of coppery yellow. It grows low in bogs in northern Illinois and NW Indiana where populations are small and relatively stable. Because of this, sourcing seed and getting premission to collect is difficult. We are currently working with a local group to produce this species for a return to the wild with limited numbers (assuming germination) being available to clients with premission from the supplier. Look to contact us about this species in the fall of 2021.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Shrubs
Soil type
Moist Mesic, Wet
Light exposure
Eastern Exposure / Morning Sun, Full Sun
Bloom period
Late Spring
Urban environment
Requires Protected Site
Habitat
Floodplain, Wetlands
Growth form
Dence Growth Form, Shrubby/Clump, Colonizing / Spreading
Growth rate
Slow
Flower color
White
Fall color
Yellow Orange
Size
- Mature height
- 2 Feet
- Mature width
- 2 Feet
- Max height
- 3 Feet
- Max width
- 3 Feet
Additional information
Butterfly host plant Pollinator hot spot Rain garden suited
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