Leucothoe fontanesiana

Leucothoe fontanesiana, also known as the highland doghobble, fetter-bush, mountain doghobble or switch ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the southeastern United States. It is an erect evergreen shrub growing to 1 - 2 m tall by 3 m broad, with laurel-like glossy leaves 6 - 16 cm long, and pendent axillary racemes of urn-shaped flowers in spring.

This plant is a calcifuge and requires a shaded position in acid soil. The cultivar 'Rollissonii' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

L. fontanesiana has been marked as a pollinator plant, supporting and attracting bees and butterflies