Seagrape

Can be pruned.



Works well as a specimen plant. Its thick, large leaves make it stand out from most other plants in the landscape.

Very useful in settings subject to salt spray.

Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.



High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.

Fast growing, tends to sprawl. Very cold sensitive if planted inland from the coast even in the counties noted as its range. Unless cold is extreme, it will sprout back from the root.

May be damaged by hurricanes, but sprouts back quickly. Leaves take a long time to decompose, so plant where leaf litter is not a problem.

Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.

Coastal uplands

• Fall color, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
• Nectar plant for Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus), julia (Dryas iulia), Schaus' swallowtail (Papilio aristodemus ponceanus), the introduced fulvous hairstreak (Electrostrymon angelica), and other butterflies.(IRC)
• Attracts bee pollinators.