Gaylussacia mosieri
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
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Wooly-berry
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 1-3 ft tall; spreads by rhizomes to form colonies. | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Black | |
| Habitats: | Bogs, wet savannas, edges of bayheads, mesic to hydric flatwoods. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Shrub in an informal, moist garden and would make a good backdrop for a bog garden, or a good plant to plant along a moist woodland edge. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Fruits eaten by a variety of birds and mammals.
Pollinated by native bees.