General Landscape Uses:
Buffer planting in natural settings.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Deciduous shrub or small tree to 15 feet tall with hairy twigs. Elliptic, hairy leaves 1-3 inches long.
Dimensions: Up to 15 feet in height.
Range:
Southeastern United States south to Duval, Clay, Marion, Sumpter, and Hernando counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.
Habitats: Wet hammocks
Soils: Moist to wet, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Light shade.
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Showy clusters.
Fruit: Tiny, light blue drupe.
References: Wunderlin and Hansen (
2011), Nelson (
1994)
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.
