Lyonia lucida
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Fetterbush, Shiny Lyonia
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Shrub | |
| Size: | 2-6 (10) ft tall by clonal, 4 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,pink | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen, blooms late winter to early spring | |
| Noted for: | Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | May be used as a hedge and takes to pruning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | Apparently toxic to many mammals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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: | 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: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Attracts bees. The following bees were observed visiting flowers of Lyonia lucida at Archbold Biological Station as reported in the Coastal Plain Wiki.
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| Native Habitats: | Flatwoods, dome swamp (on hummocks), scrub, scrubby flatwoods. In wetlands typically on hummocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Difficult to transplant. Clonal. |