Beach Naupaka
Scaevola plumieri
Beach naupaka (inkberry) is a fleshy, salt- and drought-proof native shrub of South Florida dunes, with fan-shaped white flowers and black fruit for birds. An excellent evergreen stabilizer for hot, sandy coasts.
- Family
- Goodeniaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- FL, LA, TX