Scaevola plumieri

Beachberry, Inkberry, Gullfeed

Goodeniaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:	Shrub
Size:	4-6 ft tall by 4-8 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	Black
Phenology:	Evergreen
Noted for:	Showy flowers, Interesting foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	If present in the landscape, retain. Use as a shrub in coastal areas where it can make a nice screen, form a hedge, or be a foundation plant. Also appropriate for dune stabilization.
Propagation:	Seed and layering.
Availability:	Native nurseries
Light:	Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Not wet but not extremely dry ----- 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:	High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.
Soil or other substrate:	Sand
Soil pH:	Calcareous (high pH)

Ecology

Wildlife:	Fruits attract birds.
Insects:	Bees are believed to be the primary pollinators.  Also attracts wasps, moths, and ants.
Native Habitats:	Coastal sites.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

General Comments:

This is a rare plant. Please acquire from a reputable nursery. It is close kin to an invasive exotic (S. frutescens)from Australia -- be sure you are planting the native.