Rivina humilis
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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 |
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(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | The berries have been used for cosmetics, hence the name rouge plant. | |
General Comments: | This species is listed as invasive in Australia. |