Florida Swampprivet
Forestiera segregata
Florida swampprivet (Florida privet) is a dense, fine-textured coastal shrub with small early flowers and dark berries for birds, salt- and drought-tolerant and excellent for hedging.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–12 ft
- Spacing
- 6–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- FL, GA, SC