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Calliandra spp. and cvs.<br />
Powderpuff<br />
CS<br />
9b-<br />
11<br />
NN<br />
Fast<br />
10-15<br />
8-15<br />
<br />
Any<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
pink/white flowers in spring-fall; invasive<br />
assessment: Calliandra haema<strong>to</strong>cephala assessed as<br />
not a problem, others not yet assessed<br />
Callicarpa americana<br />
Beautyberry<br />
Callistemon spp.<br />
Bottlebrush<br />
NCS<br />
8-10<br />
NCS<br />
8b-<br />
11<br />
FL<br />
NN<br />
Med.<br />
6-8<br />
6-8<br />
Med.<br />
6-30<br />
6-15<br />
<br />
Any<br />
<br />
S/L<br />
High<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
M<br />
purple/light purple flowers in spring-fall; attracts<br />
wildlife; small purplish fruits eaten by some birds in<br />
late winter; cut fruiting branches are used in flower<br />
arrangements<br />
<br />
resistance; attracts beneficial insects; invasive<br />
assessment: C. citrinus , C. rigidus , C. viminale<br />
assessed as not a problem, others not yet assessed<br />
Calycanthus floridus<br />
NC<br />
Carolina Allspice, Eastern<br />
8b-9<br />
Sweetshrub<br />
FL<br />
Slow<br />
6-9<br />
6-12<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
L-N<br />
good screen; red flowers in spring-summer; <strong>to</strong>lerates<br />
occasionally wet soil<br />
Camellia japonica<br />
Camellia<br />
Camellia sasanqua<br />
Sasanqua, Sasanqua<br />
Camellia<br />
Capparis<br />
cynophallophora<br />
Jamaica Caper Tree,<br />
Mustard Tree<br />
NC<br />
8-9<br />
NC<br />
8-9<br />
S<br />
10-<br />
11<br />
OK<br />
OK<br />
FL<br />
Slow<br />
10-20<br />
10-20<br />
Slow<br />
varies<br />
varies<br />
Slow<br />
6-20<br />
6-15<br />
<br />
Any<br />
<br />
Any<br />
<br />
Any<br />
Medium<br />
Medium<br />
High<br />
L-N<br />
L-N<br />
H<br />
many cultivars; flowers up <strong>to</strong> 6 inches, in winterspring,<br />
color variable; watch for scales, aphids,<br />
chewing insects and fungal diseases; requires acid<br />
soil and will have problems if pH is <strong>to</strong>o high<br />
some groundcover cultivars available; flowers in fallwinter,<br />
color variable; watch for scales, mites, aphids<br />
and chewing insects; requires acid soil and will have<br />
problems if pH is <strong>to</strong>o high<br />
purple/white flowers in spring<br />
Carissa macrocarpa<br />
Natal Plum<br />
Med.<br />
CS<br />
9-11 OK 2-20<br />
2-20<br />
<br />
S<br />
High<br />
H<br />
also known as Carissa grandiflora ; edible fruit;<br />
white, fragrant flowers all year; poisonous<br />
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