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Nomenclature
Common Name:
quailberry, Christmasberry
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Crossopetalum ilicifolium
Family:
Celastraceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
1-2 (3) ft tall by 1-3 ft wide
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
Evergreen. Flowers and fruits all year.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Small shrub. Prostrate. Can be planted as a groundcover in beds or masses with other low-growing plants. Makes a good plant for use in a rock (limerock) garden.
Considerations:
Availability:
Seed
Propagation:
Seed. Slow growing.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Lime Rock
Soil pH:
Calcareous (high pH)
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Birds, Mammals
Fruits attract birds including quail.
Native Habitats:
Pine rockland, rockland hammock, sinkhole. Sinkhole edges.
Natural Range in Florida:
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