Bourreria cassinifolia

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Little Strongbark, Smooth Strongbark

Form:	Shrub
Size:	5-7 ft tall by 4-5 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	Orange
Phenology:	Evergreen. Blooms summer-fall. Fruits ripen fall-winter.
Noted for:	Showy flowers

Recommended Uses:

Accent shrub, screen plant if used as a hedge.

Propagation:

Availability:

Native nurseries

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock

Soil pH:

Calcarious

Wildlife:

Attracts hummingbirds

Fruits are harvested by a variety of birds

Insects:

Attracts a variety of pollinators including bees and many types of butterflies including Julieas, zebra longwings, skippers, sulphurs.

Attracts sphinx moths.

Native Habitats:

Marshes, ruderal in disturbed wet areas.

Suitable to grow in:
10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

General Comments:

Listed as Endangered in Florida. Please acquire only from reputable nurseries.

The US range is limited to Florida. Globally, it is also found in the West Indies.