Bitter Bush

Picramnia pentandra

Family: Picramniaceae

Native Range: South Florida Hammocks to Florida Keys

Description: Evergreen Shrub to 10 feet

Flowering season: Spring Flowers; Fall Berries

Exposure: Full sun to Full Shade

Moisture: Average to dry

Moderately Salt Tolerant

USDA Hardiness Zone: 10-11

Host to the Bush Sulphur Butterfly; Butterfly Nectar Source; Berries for migratory Birds