Coastal Staggerbush
Lyonia fruticosa
Coastal staggerbush is a small evergreen shrub of Florida flatwoods and bogs, with leathery rust-backed leaves and white bell flowers. Tolerant of wet and dry, and resistant to deer.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–8 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~11 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, foundation, rain garden
- Native states
- FL, GA