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Rubiaceae
Faramea coffeoides
Faramea coffeoides
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Tropical · Rare · Rubiaceae · Colombia · Ecuador · Understory Shrub · Humid · Cloud Forest · Specialist Plant
Faramea coffeoides is a rare tropical shrub from the cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador that requires consistently warm, humid conditions with indirect or filtered light. Keep the soil evenly moist and provide high humidity — ideally above 60% — to mimic its native understory habitat. This specialist plant is best suited to experienced growers with a warm greenhouse or highly controlled indoor environment.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until drainage flows freely, then allow the top inch of soil to dry slightly before watering again · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Colombia, Ecuador
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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