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| | Plant Encyclopedia: Leucothoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | The name comes from Leucothoe in Greek mythology, the daughter of Orchamus the king of Babylon and Eurynome; her lover Apollo transformed her into a shrub after his rival Clytia buried him alive. |
 | | Leucothoe thrives in the shade, and, providing an adequate supply of moisture can be assured during the growing season, they can be relied upon to settle in and "do the trick". |
 | | They are great with other deciduous species, too; for instance, Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Nana' is a marvelous, light woodland companion for Japanese Maples: Acer 'Bloodgood', and the cut-leaved forms Acer 'Garnet', Green Mist' and 'Tamukeyama'. |
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