Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. - Heath family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Sourwood: Acronicta impleta, Citheronia regalis, Deidamia inscriptum, Dichomeris ligulella, Hyphantria cunae, Lophocampa maculata, Orgyia leucostigma, Pandemis decoralis, Phyllonorycter diversella, Xystopeplus rufago
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.