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A mature Wild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa) growing in a residential garden bed

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Native · Shade

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Wild Coffee

Psychotria nervosa · Shrub

Wild Coffee is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 9b-11, that matures to about 4–10 ft × 4–6 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs. It attracts birds.

USDA zones
9b-11
Sun
Part shade, Full shade
Water
Medium
Mature size
4–10 ft × 4–6 ft
Maintenance
Low
Foliage
Green
Bloom color
White
Attracts
Birds
Native to
Florida, Caribbean

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