Fevertree
Pinckneya bracteata
Fevertree is a rare Southeastern wetland small tree whose flowers are surrounded by big showy rose-pink petal-like bracts, giving a poinsettia-like display. A striking native for moist, acidic edges.
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–25 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden
- Native states
- FL, GA, SC