Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | 6-16 feet |
Plant Spread: | 6-16 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: 1/2 inch globose to ovoid fleshy single-seeded green with sepal persisting at distal end. Drupes are green, maturing to white. |
Fruiting Time: | Year Round |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White Other: Greenish-white. Petals may have faint purple longitudinal lines. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Year Round |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Groundcover Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |