Canella winterana
cinnamon bark, wild cinnamon, pepper cinnamon
Canellaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
15-20 (30) ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
red
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
Evergreen. Flowers in summer. All flowers within a plant bloom synchronously as functional females and after 24 hours they synchronously switch to functional males, helping to ensure cross-pollination. Fruits ripen in winter.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Understory tree. Use as screen or specimen plant.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Short 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:
Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds, Mammals
Nectar plant for Schaus' swallowtail ( Heraclides aristodemius ) and other butterflies.
Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals.
Hummingbirds visit the flowers.
Native Habitats:
Rockland hammock in coastal areas.
