Light. Full sun to partial sun.
Water. Water often while it settles in. Once established it handles long dry periods and occasional flooding, but not flooding by salt water.
Soil and feeding. It grows in sand, loam or limestone and suits South Florida's alkaline soils.
Size. Usually 4 to 15 ft and 6 to 10 ft wide. Grow it as a large shrub, hedge or small tree.
Good to know. Evergreen. The flowers open white and quickly turn pink, in spring and summer, followed by brown fruit. A Florida native of coastal hammocks. It is moderately salt tolerant and holds up well in hurricane winds. It is a host plant for the Florida white butterfly, and birds visit it.
Sources: Florida Native Plant Society Plant Database: Quadrella jamaicensis
