Eugenia axillaris

White Stopper

Myrtaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:	Shrub
Size:	10 to 15 (30) ft
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	Red,black
Phenology:	Evergreen. Blooms year round with a peak in spring-summer.
Noted for:	Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Hedge or screen.
Considerations:	Some say that it has a skunky odor, others cannot smell it.
Propagation:	De-pulped seed.
Availability:	Native nurseries
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil or other substrate:	Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock, Sand
Soil pH:

Ecology

Wildlife:	Provides cover for wildlife (https://www.regionalconservation.org/).
Insects:	Attracts pollinators, especially bees and moths. Larval host for tantalus sphinx ((Aellopos tantalus)
Native Habitats:	Coastal hammocks.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

Ethnobotany:	Fruits edible. Bark emulsions said to be a cure for diarrhea.
General Comments:	Fruits are edible.