Miconia bicolor
Florida tetrazygia, West Indian-lilac, Florida clover ash
Melastomataceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
10-30 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms late spring into summer.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant. Grown for its showy flowers and shiny dark green leaves with white underside. Also works for screen (hedge) and foundation planting.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Very 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, Clay, Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds
Insect pollinated, largely by bees.
Fruits used by birds.
Native Habitats:
Pine rockland, tropical rockland hammock. Disturbed areas.
