Spicebush

The sole larval host plant for the Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly, and one of the earliest native shrubs to bloom, with tiny yellow flowers on bare stems in early spring.

• Aromatic understory shrub, all parts are spicily fragrant when crushed
• Bright red berries in fall provide critical high-fat food for migrating birds
• Among the first shrubs to flower, providing vital early-season nectar
• Thrives in part to full shade with moist to average soils