FNPS Plant Database

Borrichia frutescens

sea-oxeye daisy

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

sea-oxeye daisy

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Borrichia frutescens

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

2 - 4 (6) ft tall by 2-3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

black,NA

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms year round but primarily in spring-summer. Forms clones (patches of genetically identical "stems").

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Native borders, foundation plant, especially in salty environments. Can be trimmed.

Considerations:

Suckers heavily forming large patches.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed, division, or cuttings.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Stays wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds, Mammals

Nectar plant for great southern white ( Ascia monuste ), gulf fritillary ( Agraulis vanillae ), large orange sulphur ( Phoebis agarithe ), southern broken-dash ( Wallengrenia otho ) and other butterflies ( IRC website ).





Attracts a variety of bees and other pollinators.

Birds and small mammals use the seeds.

Native Habitats:

Salt marsh, tidal flats.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Natural range is restricted to coastal areas.

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Institute for Regional Conservation.  Accessed 2021.  Natives for Your Neighborhood.   https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Borrfrut.



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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