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NC Native Plant Society:
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Zenobia pulverulenta

Zenobia, Honey-cups, Honeycup,

Scientific Name:

Zenobia pulverulenta

Genus:

Zenobia

Species Epithet:

pulverulenta

Common Name:

Zenobia, Honey-cups, Honeycup,

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Ericaceae (Heath Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

0-1 ft., 1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

April, May, June

Growing Area:

Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Pocosins, margins of pineland ponds. Common in NC Coastal Plain.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G_?: Uncertain (add status to NOTES section) (*Key)

Notes:

This monotypic genus is a narrow endemic of the Coastal Plain of se. VA, NC, SC, and e. GA

Global Rank: G4?

Blooms

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Tom Harville
Late May

Blooms Close Up

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Tom Harville

New Limb

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Tom Harville

Bell-shaped flowers in pendulous racemes

garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Zenobia pulverulenta. You will likely hear them called Zenobia, Honey-cups, Honeycup, . This picture shows the Bell-shaped flowers in pendulous racemes of Zenobia pulverulenta

Bettina Darveaux

Spectacular late Fall/early Winter leaf color

garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Zenobia pulverulenta. You will likely hear them called Zenobia, Honey-cups, Honeycup, . This picture shows the Spectacular late Fall/early Winter leaf color of Zenobia pulverulenta

Bettina Darveaux

Close-up of beautiful leaves in December

garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Zenobia pulverulenta. You will likely hear them called Zenobia, Honey-cups, Honeycup, . This picture shows the Close-up of beautiful leaves in December of Zenobia pulverulenta

Bettina Darveaux

Notice the remnants of the spent fruit (5-valved capsules)

garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Zenobia pulverulenta. You will likely hear them called Zenobia, Honey-cups, Honeycup, . This picture shows the Notice the remnants of the spent fruit (5-valved capsules) of Zenobia pulverulenta

Bettina Darveaux

Multiple leaf colors occur simultaneously on the senescing shrub in early December.

Orange County, NC, cultivated

The Scientific Name is Zenobia pulverulenta. You will likely hear them called Zenobia, Honey-cups, Honeycup, . This picture shows the Multiple leaf colors occur simultaneously on the senescing shrub in early December. of Zenobia pulverulenta

Bettina Darveaux

I just can not stop taking pictures of this beauty!

Orange County, NC, -cultivated

The Scientific Name is Zenobia pulverulenta. You will likely hear them called Zenobia, Honey-cups, Honeycup, . This picture shows the I just can not stop taking pictures of this beauty! of Zenobia pulverulenta

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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