Lyonia fruticosa
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Staggerbush
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Brown | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Dry-moist sites. Cutthroat seeps, scrub, scrubby flatwoods, scrub. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Retain if present. Can be used as part of a screen in a dry site setting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, 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: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Attracts bees. The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Lyonia fruticosa at Archbold Biological Station as reported by Coastal Plain Plants Wiki.
- Apidae: Bombus impatiens
- Colletidae: Colletes banksi, C. distinctus, C. productus, C. sp. A
- Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa
- Sphecidae: Stictia carolina
- Vespidae: Monobia quadridens