Plant Details
Epigaea repens
Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower, Ground Laurel
Scientific Name: |
Epigaea repens |
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Common Name: |
Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower, Ground Laurel |
Plant Family |
Ericaceae (Heath Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Type: |
Shrub |
Bloom Color(s): |
White, Pink |
Size in Feet: |
.2 |
Light: |
Part Shade |
Soil Moisture: |
Xeric(*) |
Bloom Time: |
April - May |
Bloom Area: |
Statewide (Mountains, Piedmont, Coast) |
Habitat Description: |
In a wide variety of acidic forests, xeric to mesic, sandy, rocky, and loam. Common throughout NC. |
State Rank: |
No NC Rank Listed (*) |
Global Rank: |
No Global Rank listed (*) |
State Status: |
No NC Status Listed (*) |
Federal Status: |
No U.S. Status Listed (*) |
Notes: |
Slow growing and difficult to transplant. Flowers very fragrant. Pollinated by bees, and is a host plant for Hoary Elfin butterfly larvae. |
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Patch in the woods May 09
Tom Harville |
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White Blooms May 08
Tom Harville The blooms have a wonderful aroma |
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Pink Blooms Apr 02
Martha Baskin |
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New Growth Early May 09
Tom Harville |
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New Growth Up Close
Tom Harville |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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