Lindera benzoin, commonly called spicebush, is a Missouri native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit which typically grows 6-12' (less frequently to 15') high in moist locations in bottomlands, woods, ravines, valleys and along streams.
The ideal soil is a mixture of turf, peat, leaf soil in equal parts with the addition of sand in half the amount of each of the main components.
A high humidity level and a constant temperature of at least +18°C (64°F). For the plant to feel comfortable, it needs a fairly warm room temperature of at least 15°C (59°F) during the winter.
no Up to thirty shoots can be cut off from one in a year. After a month or two they can be planted indoors, and after a couple of months they themselves begin to produce their own offspring suitable for propagation.
