Cordia sebastiana
Geiger tree
Boraginaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
10-14 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
orange
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen tree
Considerations:
Leaves eaten by larvae of tortoise beetle rendering them not attractive
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
Native Habitats:
Coastal areas.
