Bahama Coffee

Plant Name: Bahama Coffee

Botanical Name: Psychotria ligustrifolia

Description (growth habits, light requirements & care): Medium shrub with dark matte green leaves. About 3-4 feet in height. About as broad as tall. Moderate to slow. Light shade to moderate shade.  Versatile plant, very useful for troubled shaded areas. Can be used as an informal hedging plant as well  

Landscape Use: Accent shrub. Informal hedges. Buffer plantings.

How you help by planting this: Provides food and cover for wildlife. Birds and small mammals eat the fruits.

Flower and Fruit (color, characteristics, season): Flower is White. Semi-showy. Season all year; peak spring-summer. Fruit: Red drupe

Pairs well with: West Indian Lilac, Coontie, Shiny Leaf Wild Coffee, grasses and smaller palms.