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Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus
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Picture - Buttonwood
Family -
Combretaceae
Natural Habitat - Shorelines of estuaries & barrier island lagoons, south of
Cape Canaveral.
Planting Zones - 10, 11
Description - A Florida native multiple stemmed shrub or small tree,
Buttonwood is also known as Buttonwood Mangrove & Button Mangrove. Capable of
reaching a height of 40 feet, Buttonwood more often takes the form of a medium
to large shrub of 15 feet or less. Flowers are white to purplish, produced year
round, the fruit from which this plant gets its common name is a round, cone -
like reddish brown berry.
Silver buttonwood
( Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus )
with its silvery pubescent leaves is widely used as a landscape shrub. Either
form can be trained to grow as a single trunked specimen with pruning.
Landscape Use - Specimen, border, hedge or screen - especially
good for low lying wet areas.
Culture - Full sun to light shade, Buttonwood is tolerant of salt,
alkaline soils & drought. Buttonwood has strong wood and branches,
it is resistant to wind.
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