Chiococca alba
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B
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Snowberry
Rubiaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | To 10 ft tall by To 10 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Yellow | |
| Fruit Color: | White | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms and fruits year round. | |
| Habitats: | Coastal hammocks, pine rocklands, coastal flats, disturbed forest edges. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Background plant somewhere between a shrub and vine in character. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
Larval host for the Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi) and Snowberry clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis).
Attracts a variety of pollinators.