Mosiera longipes
long-stalked stopper, trailing eugenia
Myrtaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
1.5 - 3 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
black
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms all year except in droughts or cold.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Groundcover or border plant. This is a low spreading shrub. Shiny foliage.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part 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, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds
Attracts bees and butterflies.
Native Habitats:
Rockland hammock, pine rockland.
