Nomenclature
Common Name:
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Family:
Apocynaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Larval host of the polka dot wasp moth ( Syntomeida epilais ), but there is a question whether or not that's a native moth as that is the moth that defoliates oleander and desert rose plants.
Skipper butterflies visit the flowers.
Said to attract butterflies.
Said to attract hummingbirds.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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