honeycup
Zenobia pulverulenta
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 10 feet tall2 to 7 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Gray-green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Honeycup (Zenobia pulverulenta) is a shrub for borders, woodland gardens, and low maintenance spots. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to wet, sandy or loamy soil. Fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers hang in one-sided clusters and attract bees. The leathery, silvery-gray leaves turn reddish-yellow and then purple late in the season. The red-brown bark peels as the shrub ages.
Pairs well with Sweet bay magnolia, Coralbells, and Switchgrass.
Native range
GA, NC, SC, and VA.