Eugenia axillaris
White Stopper
Myrtaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Shrub | |
Size: | 10 to 20 (30) ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | Red,black | |
Phenology: | Evergreen | |
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 |
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(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: | Loam, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
Attracts pollinators, especially bees and moths, and provides cover for wildlife (https://www.regionalconservation.org/). Larval host for tantalus sphinx ((Aellopos tantalus) | |
Insects: | ||
Native Habitats: | Coastal hammocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | Fruits edible. Bark emulsions said to be a cure for diarrhea. | |
General Comments: | Fruits are edible. Foliage is aromatic. |