Chiococca alba
snowberry
Rubiaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
To 10 ft tall by To 10 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
white
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms and fruits year round.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Background plant somewhere between a shrub and vine in character.
Considerations:
Weak--needs support. Can be aggressive in the home landscape.
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals
Larval host for the Miami blue butterfly ( Cyclargus thomasi ) and Snowberry clearwing moth ( Hemaris diffinis ).
Attracts a variety of pollinators.
Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
Native Habitats:
Coastal hammocks, pine rocklands, coastal flats, disturbed forest edges.
