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Ardisia escallonioides
Marlberry, Marbleberry
Origin: Florida to Mesoamerica.
| Family |
| Myrsinaceae |
| Genus |
| Ardisia |
| Species |
| escallonioides |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8-10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H5 |
| Height |
| 4 - 6 m |
| Spread |
| 2 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Marlberry is great in mixed group and background plantings. It can be trained into a small tree by removing lower foliage and branches to expose the interesting trunk pattern. |
| Landscape |
| Plant as a hedge or as a screen, or in the border. It attracts butterflies to the garden and is considered a pollinator plant. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oval shaped, 10 cm green leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| White flowered. |
| Fruit Description |
| Red, round fruit, less than 1 cm in length, which birds like to consume. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Edible fruit. |
References
Gilman, E. F., Klein, R. W., & Hansen, G. (2018, December 07). Ardisia escallonioides Marlberry. Retrieved May 10, 2019, from https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fp048
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