Common Name:

strongbark

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Bourreria succulenta

Family:

Boraginaceae

Form:

tree

Size:

10-15 (30) ft tall by 5-15 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:

Specimen tree, hedge, or screen

Considerations:

State endangered; purchase only from reputable sources.

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed (needs to be scarified)

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Lime Rock, Sand

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

10A, 10B, 11

Wildlife:

Attracts hummingbirds. Fruits are harvested by a variety of birds. Birds are attracted to insects which are attracted by the flowers.

Attracts a variety of  bees and butterflies

Native Habitats:

rockland hammock

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Weeping branches. State endangered; purchase from reputable sources.