Spreads by suckers; best used near natural area Site: range of soil types including hot dry sites Texture: Medium to coarse Form: Loose; spreading shrub to flat topped tree; often multistemmed Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid It is a host plant for the larvae of the Luna moth ( Actias luna ) .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.