Leucothoe fontanesiana, also known as the highland doghobble,[1] fetter-bush,[2] 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 (3–7 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, with laurel-like glossy leaves 6–16 cm (2–6 in) long, and pendent axillary racemes of urn-shaped flowers in spring.

[3][4] This plant is a calcifuge and requires a shaded position in acid soil.

The cultivar 'Rollissonii'[5] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

[6] L. fontanesiana has been marked as a pollinator plant, supporting and attracting bees and butterflies[7]