Cliftonia monophylla: Country Or Region Of Origin
southeastern regions of U.S.A.
Plant Profile: Cliftonia monophylla
Taxonomy: Cliftonia monophyllaNames
Buckwheat Tree, Cliftonia, Ironwood, Titi
Phonetic Spelling:klif-TOH-nee-ah mon-oh-FYE-lah
Genus:Cliftonia
Species:monophylla
Family:Cyrillaceae
This plant is an evergreen species that thrives in sunny to partially shaded environments and prefers moist to wet, sandy soil. It develops into a twisted, multi-stemmed tree and has a tendency to spread and colonize its surroundings.
Cliftonia monophylla Feature Summary
Cliftonia monophylla Image Gallery
Tags
#white
#evergreen
#full sun tolerant
#white flowers
#shrub
#wildlife plant
#honey bees
#nectar plant
#spring flowers
#honey
#multistemmed
#vintage
#victorian garden
#charming plant
#spring interest
#pollinator plant
#multitrunked
#partial shade tolerant
#bee friendly
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Cliftonia monophylla Feature Summary
Attributes
southeastern regions of U.S.A.
Flowers attract bees and is a honey plant for bees.
Wildlife Food Source
Fruit
buckwheat shaped fruit
Flowers
This plant has 2.5-3.5 in. raceme of fragrant, white or rose flowers and blooms in spring.
Pink
White
Raceme
Fragrant
Spring
Leaves
This plant has opposite, simple, 1-2 in. lustrous, dark green leaves.
Broadleaf Evergreen
Green
Simple
Opposite
1-3 inches
Leathery
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Medium
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Occasionally Wet
8b
8a
9a
9b
Sand
Stem
Landscape
Pollinator Garden
Pollinators
Bees
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Cliftonia monophylla Attributes
Cliftonia monophylla: Wildlife Value
Flowers attract bees and is a honey plant for bees.
Cliftonia monophylla: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Cliftonia monophylla Fruit
Cliftonia monophylla: Fruit Description
buckwheat shaped fruit
Cliftonia monophylla Flowers
Cliftonia monophylla: Flower Description
This plant has 2.5-3.5 in. raceme of fragrant, white or rose flowers and blooms in spring.
Cliftonia monophylla: Flower Color
Pink
White
Cliftonia monophylla: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Cliftonia monophylla: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Cliftonia monophylla: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Cliftonia monophylla Leaves
Cliftonia monophylla: Leaf Description
This plant has opposite, simple, 1-2 in. lustrous, dark green leaves.
Cliftonia monophylla: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Cliftonia monophylla: Leaf Color
Green
Cliftonia monophylla: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Cliftonia monophylla: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Cliftonia monophylla: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Cliftonia monophylla: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Cliftonia monophylla: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Cliftonia monophylla Whole Plant Traits
Cliftonia monophylla: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Cliftonia monophylla: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Cliftonia monophylla: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Cliftonia monophylla: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Cliftonia monophylla: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Cliftonia monophylla Cultural Conditions
Cliftonia monophylla: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Cliftonia monophylla: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Cliftonia monophylla: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
8a
8b
9a
9b
Cliftonia monophylla: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Cliftonia monophylla Stem
Cliftonia monophylla: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Cliftonia monophylla Landscape
Cliftonia monophylla: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Cliftonia monophylla: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
