Transcript Artificial Wetland at JU - Jacksonville University

Why were the Baccharis, Myrica cerifera, and
Hibiscus grandiflorus planted along the edge of
the artificial wetland?
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Adapted to fine, coarse, and medium textured soils
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Tolerance to drought is low
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Resistant to salt spray and flooding
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Grows in fresh and brackish marshes, open woods, fields and
deserts
Can grow in clusters and uses up resources that might be utilized
by commercial pastors or timber species
The leaves are poisonous
to livestock.
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Grows in a variety of habitats ranging from
swamps to upland woods
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Salt tolerant
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Doesn’t usually bloom till late winter
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Moderately drought resistant
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Can grow in clay, areas of extended flooding,
well drained areas, etc; also grows in partial
or full sun
Berries are similar to the
commercial source of wax used
to make bayberry candels
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Grows in fresh and brackish marshes and
along the edges of swams, ponds,
streams, and ditches
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Grows better in full sun
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Has a low drought tolerance
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Blooms from the mid summers through
autumn
Dies to the ground in in winter, but
regains 10ft or more in height during the
growing season
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All three are tolerant to:
Full sun
 Brackish water
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Hibiscus is does not do well
in periods of drought
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Eastern Baccharis.(2002). Retrieved from http://www.plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_baha.pdf
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Sheper, J. (2003). Myrica cerifera. Retrieved from http://www.floridata.com/ref/m/myrica.cfm
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Nix, S. (n.d.). How to Manage and ID Southern Wax Myrtle. Retrived from
http://forestry.about.com/od/silviculture/p/waxmyrtle.htm
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Christman, S. (2008). Hibiscus grandiflorus. Retrieved from
http://www.floridata.com/ref/h/hibi_gra.cfm