Cliftonia monophylla
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B
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Black Titi, Spring Titi, Buckwheat-tree
Cyrilliacea
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 10-20 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Black | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Hydric flatwoods, seep swamps, sloughs, stream banks, bogs, wiregrass savannas. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Hedge in wet sites, pond borders. Good for a small thicket. Grow as a small tree or large shrub. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Browsed by deer.
Attracts bees (https://flawildflowers.org/).