Psychotria tenuifolia
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Dull-leaf Wild-coffee, Shortleaf Wild Coffee
Rubiaceae
Also known as Psychotria sulzneri
Plant Specifics
Form: | Shrub | |
Size: | 3-4 ft | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | Red | |
Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms and fruits year round except during cold or drought. | |
Noted for: | Showy fruits, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Tallish groundcover in mesic (moist) areas. Can be planted in groupings in shady areas. Despite the name, the leaves are pretty, almost silky or velvety in appearance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Friends, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- 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: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Acidic |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Dispersed by birds. | |
Insects: | Attracts bees and butterflies. | |
Native Habitats: | Dry mesic to mesic and hydric hammock, second bottom, shell mounds, floodplains. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | Interesting silky-looking foliage. |