Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Itea virginica

Virginia-willow, sweetspire
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Virginia-willow, sweetspire

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Itea virginica

Familia:

Iteaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

to 8 ft tall by to 6 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms in late spring. Can have red fall color.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Fall Color

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Use as a background plant in moist, shady areas. Charming when planted along a stream. Blooms are showy, longlasting.



Has a tendency to produce suckers, so best planted where it can be contained.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed, cuttings.

Luz:

Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Starting…
Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators

Attracts a wide variety of insect pollinators.

Hábitats nativos:

Dome swamps, riverine swamps, seep slopes.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

While occurring naturally in wetlands, this plant makes a good shrub in reasonably moist uplands.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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