FNPS Plant Database

Randia aculeata

white indigo berry

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

white indigo berry

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Randia aculeata

Family:

Rubiaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

3-10 ft tall by 3-6 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

Evergreen. Flowers year round. Life span estimated to be <50 yrs (Nelson 2003).

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant. Shrub border or foundation plant. Will tolerate shearing. Valued for its shiny foliage and dense branching.

Considerations:

Often produces spines at the bases of leaves.

Availability:

Propagation:

Can be grown from de-pulped seed and cuttings. Scatter seeds over soil and barely cover. Place in light shade. Transplant into liners after first true leaves emerge. (IRC)

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

3

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Text

Native Habitats:

Edges of coastal hammocks, pine rocklands, rocky flats.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Fruit is a white berry with indigo pulp.

Citations:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Hammer, Roger. 2015.  Attracting hummingbirds and butterflies in tropical Florida.  University Presses of Florida.



Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses)



Institute for Regional Conservation.  Natives for your neighborhood.  https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Randacul.



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Treasure Coast Natives.  https://treasurecoastnatives.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/white-indigo-berry-bob-bob-bobbin-along/



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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