Florida Clover Ash

Florida Clover Ash — also called West Indian Clover Ash — is a native member of the Melastomataceae (melastome) family, found in the United States only in the pine rocklands and tropical hardwood hammocks of Miami-Dade County, Florida, where it is listed as critically imperiled. The lance-shaped, three-veined leaves are glossy and attractive; clusters of small white to pale pink flowers appear in spring and summer and are followed by dark purple-black berries eaten by birds including the White-crowned Pigeon. An ornamental and ecologically significant native shrub of the highly threatened South Florida pine rockland community — one of the most endangered ecosystems in the United States — Florida Clover Ash deserves wider cultivation in Zone 10–11 South Florida native plant gardens. Plant in well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral, rocky or sandy, humus-rich soil in partial shade to full sun; established plants are drought-tolerant in the rocky, thin soils of its native pine rockland habitat. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 48–96 дюймів Висота: 48–120 дюймів Дні до схожості: 14–30 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 21–27°C

Florida Clover Ash — also called West Indian Clover Ash — is a native member of the Melastomataceae (melastome) family, found in the United States only in the pine rocklands and tropical hardwood hammocks of Miami-Dade County, Florida, where it is listed as critically imperiled. The lance-shaped, three-veined leaves are glossy and attractive; clusters of small white to pale pink flowers appear in spring and summer and are followed by dark purple-black berries eaten by birds including the White-crowned Pigeon. An ornamental and ecologically significant native shrub of the highly threatened South Florida pine rockland community — one of the most endangered ecosystems in the United States — Florida Clover Ash deserves wider cultivation in Zone 10–11 South Florida native plant gardens. Plant in well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral, rocky or sandy, humus-rich soil in partial shade to full sun; established plants are drought-tolerant in the rocky, thin soils of its native pine rockland habitat. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 48–96 дюймів Висота: 48–120 дюймів Дні до схожості: 14–30 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 21–27°C --- Час посадки: 0–4 тижнів spring Plant container-grown transplants in spring in well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral, rocky or sandy, humus-rich soil in partial shade to full sun. Florida Clover Ash is a rare native restricted to Miami-Dade pine rocklands and is best suited to frost-free Zone 10–11 South Florida landscapes. It is available from specialty native plant nurseries.