pigeon plum
Coccoloba diversifolia
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size20 to 40 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pigeon plum (Coccoloba diversifolia) is a tree for low maintenance landscapes. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is evergreen, drought tolerant, and salt tolerant. Its white flowers attract butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Gumbo limbo, Coco plum, and Island marlberry.
Native range
FL.