Myrcianthes fragrans

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Simpson's Stopper, Twinberry

Form:	Shrub
Size:	5-20 ft tall by 3-15 ft wide with the potential to form small clones.
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	Orange
Phenology:	Evergreen. Flowers sporadically throughout the year with best bloom in spring and early summer.
Noted for:	Aroma, fragrance, Interesting bark, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant. Roadsides, parking lot edges, and medians. Smaller forms can make good foundation screens.

Considerations:

Both suckers and seedlings will appear.

Propagation:

Easily grown from seed.

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

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:

Calcareous (high pH)

Wildlife:	Birds eat the fruits.
Insects:	Attracts bees and butterflies.
Native Habitats:	Tropical rockland hammock, coastal hammock.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Ethnobotany:

Called a stopper, because it was used for treatment of diarrhea.