Rivina humilis

Rouge Plant

Phytolaccaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:	Shrub
Size:	3-5 ft tall by 1-3 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White,pink
Fruit Color:	Red
Phenology:	Evergreen. Blooms and fruits all year.
Noted for:	Showy flowers, Showy fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Foundation plantings, small speciment plants. Of year-round interest since it has both blooms and fruits nearly all year.
Considerations:	This plant grows naturally is protected woodland locations. Its weak wood can break easily if exposed to wind or physical disturbance.
Propagation:	Seeds and cuttings. Self-seeds.
Availability:	Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade,  Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil or other substrate:	Loam, Sand
Soil pH:

Ecology

Wildlife:	Seeds eaten by birds
Insects:	Insect pollinated.
Native Habitats:	Woods. Moist and well-drained sand, loam, clay, or calcareous soils.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

Ethnobotany:	The berries have been used for cosmetics, hence the name rouge plant.
General Comments:	This species is listed as invasive in Australia.