Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton (Windley Key Geological State Park)

Nomenclature

Common Name:

strongbark

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Bourreria succulenta

Family:

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:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed (needs to be scarified).

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Coming Soon!

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

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

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.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Weeping branches.