I "inherited" several ardisias with the house purchase. I don't understand why it is considered invasive in the state of Florida, my ardi...Read Moresias are very contained within themselves and do not spread at all, definitely not as rapidly as for example Brazilian pepper (the worst worst worst tree ever, a tropical forest killer) or native sea grape that sprouts a mile around! Berries are nice and tart, tastes exactly like chokeberry, I eat them with great pleasure, and wouldn't mind if I had even more of them, it's a nice tropical looking bush or a small lanky tree and if you trim it, it bushes up. So don't be afraid of this ardisia, rather...just eat it! :-D
The World Conservation Union has included this species in their list of 100 of the world's worst invasive species, one of only 32 terrest...Read Morerial species so singled out. [HYPERLINK@www.k-state.edu]
At present, it is regulated by the state of Florida (5B-57.007 Noxious Weed List), and it is included on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) Category I list of invasive plants.
My mom was given a tiny plant about 5 years ago with no label, and she gave it to me. I'm not worried about it being invasive as I'm not...Read More in the right zone for it and plan to keep it as a house plant. I've kept it in my office all this time and it's grown quite a bit, but I had no idea what it was until one of you lovely Dave's Garden people ID'd it for me. I have to ask, though, how did you get it to flower? And mine is 5 years old and definitely hasn't grown as fast as MAINE_CAL's. It's very healthy and has no problems, it just grows slowly and doesn't flower. It's just a bit over a foot tall, nowhere near the ceiling like yours!
I garden in Maine, so my Ardisia elliptica is strictly a houseplant. When first I received it, it was 4" tall & in a 2" pot. Three yea...Read Morers later & several re-pottings later, it's now hitting my living room ceiling. So, yes, I guess you could say I've been successful!
My Ardisia elliptica was a really small $1.98 house plant from Wal-Mart a few years ago. It's grown a lot but is still a small plant. It ...Read Morehas pretty little blooms and the berries are quite attractive as well.
Ardisia crenata and Ardisia elliptica are both listed as catagory 1 invasive's in Florida so it's best to keep them as container plants.
This is a beautiful potted plant. I let it go through it's flowering but snip off the berries before they mature and dispose of them prop...Read Moreerly.
Lost this plant during the Jan. '09 freeze at 21*
But I have two more, I'll be more careful.
Boca Raton, FL (Zone 10a) | February 2005 | negative
Shoebutton Ardisia or Jet Berry (Ardisia elliptica) is extremely invasive in central and southern Florida, from coastal central Florida (...Read MoreBrevard County, zone 9a) south through the Keys. It is a shrub or small, upright tree. It spreads rapidly by seed and forms dense, shrubby stands and thickets, pushing out native vegetation. The seeds are dispersed by birds, and this plant tolerates a wide range of soil and spreads rapidly in natural areas, habitats and ecosystems. The flowers are small and purple to violet or pink-white, which distinguishes it from the extremely similar (but very beneficial, wildlife-benefiting and superb native) Marlberry, which is native to central and southern Florida in many of the same habitats, south through the Keys. Also, the leaves of this species are generally more narrow than those of the native Marlberry. Another feature is that the flowers are found in small, hanging clusters, unlike the flowers of the Marlberry, which are found in larger, not drooping, white-flowering clusters. This plant has invaded many of the rare and endangered tropical hardwood hammocks of southern Florida and the Keys as well as a wide range of other natural habitats, including hammocks, shell mounds, coastal strand, coastal scrubs, swampy sites and sunny sites and thickets and a wide range of habitats in between, including in Everglades National Park, spreading extremely rapidly and aggressively, pushing out native species. It is now found and spreading and naturalized in several counties in central and southern Florida (zones 9a through 11), including Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe (mainland and the Keys), and Collier counties. It thrives in sun to deep shade. It SHOULD NOT BE PLANTED IN FLORIDA! It is a Category One Invasive by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC). A synonym for this species is Bladhia elliptica (Thunb.)Nakai.
I "inherited" several ardisias with the house purchase. I don't understand why it is considered invasive in the state of Florida, my ardi...Read More
The World Conservation Union has included this species in their list of 100 of the world's worst invasive species, one of only 32 terrest...Read More
My mom was given a tiny plant about 5 years ago with no label, and she gave it to me. I'm not worried about it being invasive as I'm not...Read More
I garden in Maine, so my Ardisia elliptica is strictly a houseplant. When first I received it, it was 4" tall & in a 2" pot. Three yea...Read More
My Ardisia elliptica was a really small $1.98 house plant from Wal-Mart a few years ago. It's grown a lot but is still a small plant. It ...Read More
This is a beautiful potted plant. I let it go through it's flowering but snip off the berries before they mature and dispose of them prop...Read More
Shoebutton Ardisia or Jet Berry (Ardisia elliptica) is extremely invasive in central and southern Florida, from coastal central Florida (...Read More