Sassafras albidium Size:1 Gallon (No Shipping)

Sassafras albidium Size:1 Gallon (No Shipping)Sassafras (Sassafras albidium) Laurel Family Sassafras is a three season tree with high wildlife value. Greenish yellow blooms appear in early spring before leaves appear. They are followed shortly after by 3 different leaf shapes, most notably the mitten shape. Leaves turn brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red. Blue fruit on red cups are very attractive, but sometimes hard to find because the birds eat them so quickly. This is a smaller tree

often with a slight sheen

The plant has a solitary

It is typically found in open woodlands

Greater Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis crinita)

It is one of the earliest species in North Carolina to bloom

host plant to dozens of moths and butterfliesSeeds: Very attractive navy blue fruit are perched on red cups and stems

Leaves turn brilliant shades of yellow

Provenance: NC

this nitrogen-fixing legume features blue-green trifoliate foliage and sturdy stems

which then becomes toxic itself

asexually and seed propagated

moth host plantSeeds: 2-3” long ovoid capsules are stacked with large