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Rivina humilis
Coralberry · Pigeonberry · Rougeplant · Turkeyberry · Bloodberry
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: partial_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 9–11
Click count
651
Observations
847
Description
Source: leafsnapRivina humilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Petiveriaceae. It was formerly placed in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae. It can be found in the southern United States, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America. Common names include pigeonberry, rougeplant, baby peppers, bloodberry, and coralito. The specific epithet means "dwarfish" or "lowly" in Latin, referring to the plant's short stature.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Rivina
- Family
- Petiveriaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 1.83 m
- Mature Spread
- 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White, Pink
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Winter
- Harvest Time
- Summer, Fall
- Native Area
- Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, Jamaica, Uruguay, Colombia, Bahamas, Cuba, Paraguay, Argentina, Haiti, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Suriname, Costa Rica
Tags (5)
Common Names (19)
en Coralberry
en Pigeonberry
en Rougeplant
en Turkeyberry
en Bloodberry
en Bloodberry rougeplant
en Baby pepper
en Inkberry
en Small pokeweed
en Jumby Pepper
en Jumbi Pepper
en Slippery Bush
en Wild tomato
en Cat's blood
en Dogberry
en Dog blood
en Jumbie basil
en Jumbie pepper
en Coralito