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NC Native Plant Society:
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Cyrilla racemiflora

Swamp Titi, Swamp Cyrilla

Scientific Name:

Cyrilla racemiflora

Genus:

Cyrilla

Species Epithet:

racemiflora

Common Name:

Swamp Titi, Swamp Cyrilla

Plant Type

Tree/Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Cyrillaceae (Ti-Ti Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

12-36 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

May, June, July

Growing Area:

Piedmont

Habitat Description:

Pocosins, swamps, lake and flatwood pond margins, streambanks, pine flatwoods. Rare in NC Piedmont, common in Coastal Plain.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Semi-evergreen

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

This handsome shrub/small tree does very well in the home landscape and is a pollinator magnet while in blossom. Plus it has wonderful fall color.

In flower

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Paynter, Halyburton Park, Wilmington, late June 2013

Leaves

Titi is semi-evergreen, with leathery, deep-green, 2-4" leaves that have a distinctive pattern of veins. (click on image for a close-up) The twigs are often three-angled,

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Paynter, Halyburton Park, Wilmington, June 2013

Fall color

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Close-up of inflorescence

Garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Cyrilla racemiflora. You will likely hear them called Swamp Titi, Swamp Cyrilla. This picture shows the Close-up of inflorescence of Cyrilla racemiflora

Bettina Darveaux

Mature fruit (capsules)

Orange County, NC, cultivated

The Scientific Name is Cyrilla racemiflora. You will likely hear them called Swamp Titi, Swamp Cyrilla. This picture shows the Mature fruit (capsules) of Cyrilla racemiflora

Bettina Darveaux

Some of the leaves senescing and exhibiting nice Fall color on this semi-evergreen shrub.

Orange County, NC, cultivated

The Scientific Name is Cyrilla racemiflora. You will likely hear them called Swamp Titi, Swamp Cyrilla. This picture shows the Some of the leaves senescing and exhibiting nice Fall color on this semi-evergreen shrub. of Cyrilla racemiflora

Bettina Darveaux

Flower spikes emerge from the ends of the branches, hanging downward with a little upward turn at the end.

Orange County, NC, cultivated

The Scientific Name is Cyrilla racemiflora. You will likely hear them called Swamp Titi, Swamp Cyrilla. This picture shows the Flower spikes emerge from the ends of the branches, hanging downward with a little upward turn at the end. of Cyrilla racemiflora

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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