Rusty Staggerbush
Lyonia ferruginea
Rusty staggerbush is an evergreen Florida shrub with rusty-scaled, wavy leaves and clusters of small white urn flowers. A drought- and deer-resistant component of scrub and pine flatwoods.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–20 ft
- Spacing
- 6–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~11 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- FL, GA, SC
Related native plants
More Lyonia species
- Fetterbush (Lyonia lucida)
- Coastal Staggerbush (Lyonia fruticosa)
- Piedmont Staggerbush (Lyonia mariana)