Scientific Name:
Leucothoe fontanesiana
'Rainbow'
Pronunciation:
loo-KOTH-oh-ee fon-taynz-ee-AY-nuh
Common Name:
Rainbow leucothoe
Family Name:
Ericaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Shrub arching, thicket forming; leaves alternate, rubbery, lanceolate, dark-green/mottled cream and pink, short dark hairs on underside, short red petiole, most 2(-3)cm wide x 10(-12)cm long when mature; flowers white, urn-shaped, terminal and auxiliary racemes; leaf buds red, scale-covered, in leaf axils.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Oval - horizontal, Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Winter interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Yellow, Red
Colour in Fall:
Green, Yellow, Red
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Urceolate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (ONW) Overpass North side West