• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Lyonia lucida

fetterbush, shiny lyonia

Nomenclature

Common Name:

fetterbush, shiny lyonia

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Lyonia lucida

Family:

Ericaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

2-6 (10) ft tall by clonal, 4 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Evergreen, blooms late winter to early spring

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

May be used as a hedge and takes to pruning.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -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

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts bees.  The following bees were observed visiting flowers of  Lyonia lucida  at Archbold Biological Station as reported in the Coastal Plain Wiki.



  • Apidae:  Bombus impatiens


  • Halictidae:  Lasioglossum placidensis


Native Habitats:

Flatwoods, dome swamp (on hummocks), scrub, scrubby flatwoods. In wetlands typically on hummocks.

Comments:

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General Comments:

Difficult to transplant. Clonal.