Vallesia antillana
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Pearl Berry, Tearshrub
Apocynaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Shrub | |
| Size: | 5-10. ft tall by 5-10 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | White | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Noted for: | Showy fruits, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Specimen shrub. Foliage is shiny, attractive. Grown mostly for its interesting, translucent fruits. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | De-pulped seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | Loam, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Alkaline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | ||
| Native Habitats: | Tropical rockland hammock, coastal rock barren, beach dune, coastal strand. Lower Keys only. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida and as critically imperiled in South Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation. |