"Excited for mine to bloom in the next couple weeks." Gardener thrilled as blooming flowers attract special yard visitor: 'I ...

Spicebush Swallowtail. Spicebush swallowtails are found in the eastern half of the country. ... It’s usually only found in great numbers where its host plant, pawpaw (Asimina sp.) ...

Spicebush, Lindera benzoin, is a deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States and is hardy in zones 4 through 9. It is a member of the laurel family and a relative of our local sassafras.

Dainty spicebush flowers bring spring cheer. Susan Brownstein While forsythia doesn’t seem to pose as much of an ecological threat as the Bradford pear tree, it has no benefit either.

But unlike forsythia, which is both nonnative and sterile, spicebush flowers feed pollinators in springtime. Its leaves feed spicebush-swallowtail caterpillars in summer.

This aromatic plant can substitute for allspice and is a host plant of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly. In fall, the wood thrush eats the red berries before migrating to the Gulf of Mexico.

The spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) is one of several butterflies in the Papilionidae family, whose range extends into the Northeast. The name is a nod to one of this butterfly’s preferred ...

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, JOE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOE. WELL, HERE YOU GO. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO FIND IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. WE’VE BEEN PRETTY FASCINATED BY IT ...

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, JOE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOE. WELL, HERE YOU GO. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO FIND IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. WE’VE BEEN PRETTY FASCINATED BY IT ...

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, JOE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOE. WELL, HERE YOU GO. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO FIND IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. WE’VE BEEN PRETTY FASCINATED BY IT ...

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, JOE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOE. WELL, HERE YOU GO. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO FIND IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. WE’VE BEEN PRETTY FASCINATED BY IT ...