Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

fetterbush, shiny lyonia

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Lyonia lucida

Family:

Ericaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

2-6 (10) ft tall by clonal, 4 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Evergreen, blooms late winter to early spring

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

May be used as a hedge and takes to pruning.

Considerations:

Apparently toxic to many mammals

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Coming Soon!

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Somewhat 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

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts bees.  The following bees were observed visiting flowers of  Lyonia lucida  at Archbold Biological Station as reported in the Coastal Plain Wiki.



  • Apidae:  Bombus impatiens


  • Halictidae:  Lasioglossum placidensis


Native Habitats:

Flatwoods, dome swamp (on hummocks), scrub, scrubby flatwoods. In wetlands typically on hummocks.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Difficult to transplant. Clonal.