Florida fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
USDA zones9 to 11
SunNeeds partial sun (4 to 6 hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 to 35 feet tall8 to 25 feet wide
- Habit
- Shrub , tree
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Florida fiddlewood (Citharexylum spinosum) is a shrub for low maintenance hedges and screens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its white blooms are fragrant and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. It is evergreen, drought tolerant, and salt tolerant.
Pairs well with Gumbo limbo, Island marlberry, and Coco plum.
Native range
FL.