Leucothoe axillaris

Leucothoe axillaris is a shrub native to the southeastern United States, with the common names swamp dog-laurel and coastal dog-hobble. It has been reported from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia. It grows on floodplains in coastal areas at elevations of less than.
Leucothoe axillaris is a branching shrub up to tall. Leaves are up to long. Flowers are white, cylindrical, up to long. Fruit is a dry capsule.
The cultivar = 'Zeblid' has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.