Common Name:

greenheart, coffee colubrina

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Colubrina arborescens

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Form:

shrub

Size:

10-20 ft tall by 10-15 ft wide

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white, yellow

Fruit Color:

purple, green, black

Phenology:

evergreen; blooms most of the year but most abundantly in late summer

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Large tree or small shrub. Buffer planting or specimen tree.

Considerations:

Seeds. Can become a weed. 

Availability:

Propagation:

seed

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).

Soil or Other Substrate:

Humus (organic, upland), Lime Rock

Soil pH:

calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

10A, 10B, 11

Wildlife:

birds and other small wildlife consume seed

pollinated by bees

Native Habitats:

Rockland hammocks and understory of pine rocklands

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Listed as endangered in Florida. Please acquire from appropriate sources.