copperbush
Elliottia pyroliflora · Ericaceae
copperbush (Elliottia pyroliflora) is a perennial shrub in the Ericaceae family. It is native to North America. USDA records it as hardy in zone 4 and warmer, down to about -22°F.
At a glance
| Type | shrub USDA |
|---|---|
| Lifecycle | perennial USDA |
| Native status | native USDA |
| Mature height | 5 ft USDA |
| Soil pH | 5–6 USDA |
| Flower color | Red USDA |
| Hardiness zones | 4 and warmer USDA |
| Guild layer | shrub Derived |
USDA quoted from the USDA PLANTS database · Derived computed by a fixed rule from those columns. No value on this page is estimated.
Growing conditions
It is recorded on soils from pH 5 to 6 — acidic ground. Its cold limit is zone 4; USDA publishes no warm-end limit, so gardeners in warmer zones should check local heat tolerance separately.
Size and growth
At maturity it reaches about 5 ft, making it a low to knee-height plant.
Role in a guild
Shrub layer. In a layered planting this is woody mid-level structure between the understory and the ground. We derive the layer from the plant's growth habit and mature height using a fixed rule, so the same inputs always produce the same layer.
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Similar role and hardiness
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Where this data comes from
Every value on this page comes from the USDA PLANTS database record for symbol ELPY, or is computed from those values by a fixed rule. Nothing here is estimated or model-generated. Where USDA publishes no value, this page omits the claim rather than filling the gap.
duration— quoted from USDA PLANTSflower_color— quoted from USDA PLANTSgrowth_habit— quoted from USDA PLANTSguild_role— derived by rule from USDA columnsmature_height_ft— quoted from USDA PLANTSnative_status— quoted from USDA PLANTSnitrogen_fixer— quoted from USDA PLANTSph_max— quoted from USDA PLANTSph_min— quoted from USDA PLANTStemperature_min_f— quoted from USDA PLANTSzone_min— quoted from USDA PLANTS
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