General Landscape Uses:
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens. Not recommended for general landscape use.
Availability:
Rarely grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Evergreen climbing vine.
Dimensions: N/A; a climbing vine with stems 5-10 feet long.
Growth Rate: Moderate
Range:
Monroe County Keys north to Palm Beach and Collier counties; West Indies. Extirpated or perhaps never present in Broward County.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Hammocks, pinelands and coastal thickets.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Yellowish-green.
Flower Characteristics: Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season: Fall.
Fruit: Black berry.
