Bourreria cassinifolia
little strongbark, smooth strongbark
Boraginaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
5-7 ft tall by 4-5 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
orange
Phenology:
evergreen. Blooms summer-fall. Fruits ripen fall-winter.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Accent shrub, screen plant if used as a hedge.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Short 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:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Attracts a variety of pollinators including bees and many types of butterflies including Julieas, zebra longwings, skippers, sulphurs.
Attracts sphinx moths.
Attracts hummingbirds
Fruits are harvested by a variety of birds
Native Habitats:
Marshes, ruderal in disturbed wet areas.
