Common Name:

little strongbark, smooth strongbark

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Bourreria cassinifolia

Family:

Boraginaceae

Form:

shrub

Size:

5-7 ft tall by 4-5 ft wide

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

orange

Phenology:

evergreen; blooms summer-fall, with fruits ripening fall-winter

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Accent shrub, screen plant if used as a hedge.

Considerations:

State endangered; purchase only from reputable sources.

Availability:

Propagation:

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Organic (muck), Sand

Soil pH:

calcareous

Suitable to Grow In:

10B, 11

Wildlife:

Attracts  hummingbirds. Fruits are harvested by a variety of birds.

Attracts a variety of pollinators including bees and many types of butterflies including Julias, zebra longwings, skippers, sulphurs. Attracts sphinx moths.

Native Habitats:

Marshes, ruderal in disturbed wet areas

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

The US range is limited to Florida. Globally, it is also found in the West Indies.