gray-leaved native willow and one of the most surprising members of a genus most gardeners picture standing knee-deep in water
Across the American South the species dominates clay flats and the backwater ground near streams and rivers
prized for both color and grace
and gardeners north of the warmest zones do best to grow the tree in a large pot that can shelter indoors when hard frost threatens
spine-tipped leaves that can spread six to eight feet across
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Hodnett' Fragrant gray-leaved native willow and oneSold as a 3 gallon plant, pick up only. 'Hodnett' is a Southern blueberry with a wild streak in the parentage, a hybrid that crosses the classic highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, with the black highbush blueberry, Vaccinium fuscatum, of the Southeastern swamp margins. The result is a tough, productive, regionally adapted shrub built for the acid soils and humid summers that can defeat ordinary highbush kinds. The genus name Vaccinium is the