Florida Bitterbush

Plant Name: Florida Biterbush

Botanical Name: Picamnia pentandra

Description (growth habits, light requirements & care): A true Caribbean shrub that will help give your yard that tropical feel you get at the resorts. The droopy, lamceolate dark green leaves add a change in texture and color in the garden. This versatile shrub can be planted as a background plant, or a feature plant next to a window. Rarely grows taller 15ft. Grows well as an understory shrub or small tree in shaded yards.

How you help by planting this: This is a larval host plant for the uncommon to rare Dina Yellow butterfly - Pyrisitia dina. You can help expand this beautiful butterfly’s local distribution by planting this tree in your landscape.

Flower and Fruit (color, characteristics, season): Showy red pendant fruit

Pairs well with: