Frangula californica
$9.90 – $35.00
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California coffeeberry
An evergreen shrub that grows fast to 6-8’. It is called coffeeberry because its berries contain seeds which look like coffee beans.
Coffeeberry is an excellent foliage plant with showy fruit. It’s branches take on a beautiful reddish color and has beautiful deep green lustrous leaves, well suited to pruning and landscape work. This makes it an excellent choice for an informal hedge or to create a screen.
Tiny flowers attract hummingbirds and native bees in spring. Berries go from green to red to chocolate in fall, and are consumed eagerly by birds.
Great for a bird garden and butterfly garden.
Previously named Rhamnus californica
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Dry, Light, Moderate
Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand, Rocky
Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
| Ecological Value | Caterpillar food source for the Gray Hairstreak and Pale Swallowtail and nectar source for many other butterflies. Berries are food source for many birds, including band-tailed pigeon. |
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| Container | 1-Gal-O, 2-Gal, 2-Gal-O, 5-Gal-O, D-40-O, TB4-O, TP4-O, 1-Gal, 5-Gal, 5-GalS, D-16, D-40, D-40S, TB4, TP4 |
| Historical Uses | The fruit is edible and sweet and was gathered by Native Americans for both food and medicinal uses. The bark has laxative properties similar to its relative cascara. |
| Distribution | native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America. |
| Elevation | Between 0 and 7545 feet |
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| Habitat | Canyons, coastal, slopes. Found in sandy and rocky places along the coast |
