Coastal Doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris)

Coastal Doghobble is a low-growing, shade-loving, glossy-leaved, evergreen shrub. Also called Coastal Leucothoe, it is a multi-stemmed, broadleaf evergreen shrub, 2-6 ft. tall, with a fountain-like arching habit. Flowers are white, waxy bells clustered in drooping spikes. Branches are zig-zagged toward the end and the lance-shaped, dark-green, glossy foliage turns red-green and purple in winter. Grows in wet woods; on coastal plains.