Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Louise Raterman
Photo by: Louise Raterman
Photo by: Louise Raterman
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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Simpson's stopper, twinberry

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Myrcianthes fragrans

Family:

Myrtaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

5-20 ft tall by 3-15 ft wide with the potential to form small clones.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

orange

Phenology:

Evergreen. Flowers sporadically throughout the year with best bloom in spring and early summer.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Bark

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant. Roadsides, parking lot edges, and medians. Smaller forms can make good foundation screens.

Considerations:

Both suckers and seedlings will appear.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Easily grown from seed.

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, Birds

Attracts bees and butterflies.

Birds eat the fruits.

Native Habitats:

Tropical rockland hammock, coastal hammock.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Called a stopper, because it was used for treatment of diarrhea.

General Comments: