• Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Cakile lanceolata

coastal searocket

Nomenclature

Common Name:

coastal searocket

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Cakile lanceolata

Family:

Brassicaceae (mustard family)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2 ft tall by 2 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,lavender

Fruit Color:

yellow

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms spring through summer.

Noted For:

Hurricane Wind Resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Searocket is best used to hold loose sand in place such as the beach dune system.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Short very dry periods -to- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars

Attracts butterflies and bees.





Larval host for the great southern white( Ascia monuste phileta ).

Native Habitats:

Coastal dunes. Identified along the Indian River lagoon and the Atlantic shoreline to the Gulf and across to the panhandle of Florida.

Comments:

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General Comments:

Pronuciation : Ca-ki-le lan-see-oh-lay-tuh The searocket blooms July through September. Annual to short-lived perennial.