Nomenclature

Common Name:

Bahama wild-coffee

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Psychotria ligustrifolia

Family:

Rubiaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

3-4 ft tall by 3-4 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms and fruits all year except during cold or day spells.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen or hedge plant.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Light:

Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds

Attracts bees and wasps, some flies, and other pollinators.

Birds and other animals use the fruits

Native Habitats:

Tropocal hammocks, pine flatwoods.

Natural Range in Florida:

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