wild coffee
Psychotria nervosa
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 10 feet tall3 to 5 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
Wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. 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 part sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Bright red berrylike fruit contrast well with the dark green leaves. Conspicuous veins give the evergreen leaves a wavy, textured look.
Pairs well with Simpson's stopper, Pigeon plum, Seagrape, and Christmas fern.
Native range
FL.