White Cedar
Tabebuia heterophylla
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Bignoniaceae
- Genus:
- Tabebuia
- Species:
- Tabebuia heterophylla
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Shrub , Tree
- Height:
- More than 40 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, white
- Evergreen Shrub:
- Yes
Native Range
United States: Florida, Guam, Puerto Rico, Palau, Virgin Islands
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Streptopalpia minusculalis
Reported Fauna Sightings
Butterflies:Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua), Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua), Bog Elfin (Callophrys lanoraieensis), Bog Elfin (Callophrys lanoraieensis), Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus), Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus), (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus canadensis), Cherry Gall Azure (Celastrina serotina), Cherry Gall Azure (Celastrina serotina), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata), Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon), Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon), Gray Comma (Polygonia progne), Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus), Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus), Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius), Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli), Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta), Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta), Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon), Northern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Palamedes Swallowtail (Pterourus palamedes), Red-Spotted Purple (astyanax) (Limenitis arthemis), Red-Spotted Purple (astyanax) (Limenitis arthemis), Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus), Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus), Southern Cloudywing (Cecropterus Herrich-Schäffer), Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- well-drained, sandy to loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- dry to moderate
- Notes:
- native to Caribbean, prefers coastal conditions