Package of 50 seeds Chiococca alba Common names, snowberry, Milkberry General Landscape Uses: Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also good for buffer plantings. Ecological Restoration Notes: A common element in forest edges and gaps. attract bird, which may have a positive benefit. Description: Vinelike shrub with 4-angled branches. Bark yellowish-gray, marked by deposits of cork. Leaves bright green, thin, 1-3 inches long. Dimensions: Typically 6-10 feet or more in height. Usually as broad as tall or broader. Growth Rate: Moderate to fast. Range: Monroe County Keys north mostly along the coasts to Dixie and Duval counties; Bermuda, West Indies, Texas, Mexico, Central America and South America. Habitats: Hammocks and thickets. Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer. Nutritional Requirements: Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive. Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water. Salt Wind Tolerance: High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without injury. Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established. Light Requirements: Light shade. Flower Color: Generally yellow, sometimes white or peach. Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy bell-shaped flowers in two-ranked rows. Fragrant. Flowering Season: All year; peak spring-summer. Fruit: Clusters of attractive white, drupelike berries. Wildlife and Ecology: Provides significant food and cover for wildlife. Nectar plant for julia (Dryas iulia) and other butterflies. Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed. Remove pulp from seeds and place in pot with 2" or more of soil. Barely cover seeds with soil. Place in light shade and keep moist. Comments: Although somewhat unorthodox in form, common snowberrry can be very beautiful in bloom and even more so in fruit. Synonyms: some authors place C. parvifolia into C. alba but we treat them as two separate species.