Reference specimenAccession SKU-01382
Lyonia ferruginea
Rusty Lyonia
At a glance
- Hardiness
- USDA Zones 8–9
- Sun
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, Acid, Sandy
- Mature size
- Height 10–15 Feet · Spread 6–8 Feet
- Seasonality
- Evergreen
A plant Woodlanders once offered on our catalogue
This variety is no actively in production in our propagation house and may not return to our catalogue. We maintain this page purely for reference and archival purposes. If you would like to grow this plant, tell us. Your interest helps guide what we bring back.
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Rusty Lyonia is a tall evergreen shrub often becoming tree-like with contorted branches. New leaves are rusty red. Flowers are small fragrant white bells. Plant in sunny or lightly shaded site with sandy acid soil and good drainage. This species is native to sandy pinelands and sand scrub from lower South Carolina through Florida.
Flower, Fruit & Foliage
Small, fragrant, white bell-shaped