Florida Rosemary Ceratiola ericoides
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ser-ah-tee-OH-lah er-ik-OY-dees
- Description
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Sandhill Rosemary is an evergreen shrub that is native to SE coastal states from SC to FL and west to MI in extremely dry sandhills and sand ridges along Coastal Plain rivers. It is a dense, rounded shrub growing about 6 feet tall with short narrow needle-like leaves that have the aroma of rosemary.
This plant is used in naturalized areas of sand dunes and habitat restoration.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ceratiola
- Species:
- ericoides
- Family:
- Ericaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South Eastern U.S.A
- Distribution:
- AL , FL , GA , MS , SC
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Very Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Winter
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Tiny (3mm), round, fleshy yellow-green fruit has two seeds on female plants in the winter.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Separate male and female flowers are small, papery, yellow to brown, and clustered in the leaf axil.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Whorled
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- This plant has 5/8 inch, needle-like leaves in pairs set at right angles to each other and appear to be in whorls of 4 or 6 needles when viewed from the end of the twig. The foliage has a fragrance of rosemary.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Gray
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Shredding
- Bark Description:
- Gray shredding bark
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Young twigs have dense hairs. Older branches are gray, having rough leaf scars and shredding bark.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Winter Garden
