Bourreria succulenta
strongbark
Boraginaceae
Plant Specifics
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. Fruits ripen fall-winter.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen tree, hedge, or screen.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part 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, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Attracts a variety of bees and butterflies
Attracts hummingbirds
Fruits are harvested by a variety of birds
Birds are attracted to insects which are attracted by the flowers
Native Habitats:
Rockland hammock.
