General Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant or in groups.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Shrub 3-5 feet tall with soft green leaves 4-8 inches long. Showy white flowers in 3-6 inch clusters.
Dimensions: Typically 3-5 feet in height. Often as broad as tall.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range:
Eastern and central United States south to Walton and Liberty counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Mesic hammocks.
Soils: Moist, 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; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate to low; requires moist to wet soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Moderate to light shade.
Flower Color: White.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: Summer.
Fruit: Tiny dry pods.
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts bees.
References: Wunderlin and Hansen (
2011), Waskowski (
2010)
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.
