Vallesia antillana
pearl berry, tearshrub
Apocynaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
5-10. ft tall by 5-10 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
white
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Showy Fruits, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen shrub. Foliage is shiny, attractive. Grown mostly for its interesting, translucent fruits.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
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, Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Birds, Mammals
Native Habitats:
Tropical rockland hammock, coastal rock barren, beach dune, coastal strand. Lower Keys only.
