Psychotria nervosa
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B
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Shiny-leaf Wild-coffee, Wild Coffee
Rubiaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 2.0 to 6.0 ft tall by 1.5 to 3.0 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Red,green,brown | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms and fruits year round except during cold or drought. | |
| Habitats: | Dry mesic to xeric hammock, high areas in swamps, coastal shell mounds, pine flatwoods. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Small specimen plant, foundation planting, general cover plant in shaded areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Birds like the fruit.
Nectar plant for atala (Eumaeus atala), great southern white (Ascia monuste), julia (Dryas iulia), Schaus' swallowtail (Heraclides aristodemus), and other butterflies.
Attracts pollinators including a variety of bees and wasps, flies, and beetles.