Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | Up to 18 feet (bigger in cultivation) |
Plant Spread: | Up to 15 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late winter or early spring Winter |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Pink White Other: Pale whitish-pink |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Winter |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Beach Front Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious |