Varronia globosa
bloodberry, butterfly-sage, curacao bush
Boraginaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
6 to 10 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms and fruits most of the year.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Background shrub.
Considerations:
Can become weedy in the right conditions.
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Butterflies, Birds, Mammals
Attracts butterflies including malachite, atala, and daggerwinds (Haehle and Brookstone 1999).
Birds and other wildlife consume food. Attracts various pollinators especially bees and butterflies.
Native Habitats:
Old fields, open areas, edges of hammocks.
