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Vallesia antillana
Also called Pearlberry
Tearshrub (Vallesia antillana) is a small perennial shrub from the Caribbean, southern Florida and southeastern Mexico, grown for its white flowers and pearly white berries. It does best in partial sun in warm, frost-free conditions.
Vallesia antillana, common name pearl berry or tearshrub, is a flowering shrub that grows in The Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and Key West. A small population has also been found in Everglades National Park. The flowers do not have much fragrance. It is a perennial plant with white flowers and white fruit. It is in the family Apocynaceae.
It has been used in landscaping and thrives in partial sun. The fruit form is a nearly translucent drupe.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vallesia antillana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
