Beachberry

This is a rare plant. Please acquire from a reputable nursery. It is close kin to an invasive exotic (S. frutescens)from Australia -- be sure you are planting the native.



If present in the landscape, retain. Use as a shrub in coastal areas where it can make a nice screen, form a hedge, or be a foundation plant. Also appropriate for dune stabilization.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.

Fruits attract birds.

Coastal sites.

• Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
• Bees are believed to be the primary pollinators.  Also attracts wasps, moths, and ants.