Don't confuse this native with the two highly invasive ardisias: coral ardisia (A. crentata) and shoebutton ardisia (A. elliptica). While this will grown in full shade, it blooms better in part sun to sun. Specimen plant or hedge.

Restoration. Backdrop for a pond. Useful for water quality treatment.

May be annual or perennial depending on weather. Moist wildflower gardens

Small specimen tree or large shrub. Background edge and screen plantings.

Pronuciation : Ca-ki-le lan-see-oh-lay-tuh The searocket blooms July through September. Annual to short-lived perennial. Searocket is best used to hold loose sand in place such as the beach dune system.

Slow growing; hard, strong wood. This tree has an erect form with a single trunk and a spreading crown. Specimen tree. Understory tree in mesic woods and on slopes.  Similar to sugar maple, but much smaller.

Informal settings where it can be a low hedge plant or specimen. Plant forms small clusters by suckering, so give it room.