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Acanthaceae
Black mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Also known as Avicennia officinalis var. lanceolata, Avicennia elliptica, Hilairanthus nitidus, Avicennia oblongifolia
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Mangrove · Coastal · Saltwater · Tidal · Tropical · Restoration · Habitat Plant · Salt Tolerant · Wetland · Tree
Black mangrove is a highly specialized coastal tree adapted to saltwater tidal flats and is best suited for restoration projects or large-scale coastal landscapes in USDA zones 9–11. It requires permanently wet, saline or brackish soil and full sun, and is not a practical choice for typical home gardens. This species is best purchased for habitat restoration purposes and should be planted by professionals familiar with coastal ecosystems.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Requires brackish to saline waterlogged conditions; not suitable for standard garden irrigation · Continuously moist — coastal tidal habitat
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Angola, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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