General Landscape Uses:
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Climbing vine
Dimensions: N/A; a vine with stems to 10 feet or more in length.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Miami-Dade and Collier counties and the Monroe County mainland; West Indies.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida. Habitats: Hammocks.
Soils: Moist, well-drained limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Showy
Flowering Season: All year.
Fruit: Yellow berry.
Wildlife and Ecology: Provides food for birds.
Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed.
References: Miami-Dade County Landscape Manual
Comments: See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
