Lyonia fruticosa

staggerbush

Ericaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

ft

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Retain if present. Can be used as part of a screen in a dry site setting.

Considerations:

Slow growing.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts bees.  The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of  Lyonia fruticosa  at Archbold Biological Station as reported by Coastal Plain Plants Wiki.



  • Apidae:  Bombus impatiens


  • Colletidae:  Colletes banksi, C. distinctus, C. productus, C.  sp.  A


  • Halictidae:  Augochloropsis sumptuosa


  • Sphecidae:  Stictia carolina


  • Vespidae:  Monobia quadridens


Native Habitats:

Dry-moist sites. Cutthroat seeps, scrub, scrubby flatwoods, scrub.