Eugenia axillaris
white stopper
Myrtaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
10 to 15 (30) ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
red,black
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms year round with a peak in spring-summer.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Hedge or screen.
Considerations:
Some say that it has a skunky odor, others cannot smell it.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Somewhat 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:
Sand, Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds
Attracts pollinators, especially bees and moths.
Larval host for tantalus sphinx ( (Aellopos tantalus )
Provides cover for wildlife ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/ ).
Native Habitats:
Coastal hammocks.
