- Type:
- Wildflower
- Light Exposure:
- Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium
- Height:
- 6 feet
- Bloom Color:
- Yellow
- Bloom Months:
- April, May
Notes/Description:
The yellow early spring flowers and red fall fruit make this an attractive choice for a shaded shrub in a landscape. Leatherwood is one of the few native shrubs blooming abundantly in deep shade, due to its early leaf-out. It is a shrub indicating an old growth forest. The bark of Dirca palustris has been know to cause dermatitis.