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Hutchinsonia barbata

Hutchinsonia barbata is a shrub in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) native to wet tropical West Africa, with little documented cultivation. Little is known about its garden care, so treat general advice as tentative.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, humus-rich potting mix or loam.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
W. Trop. Africa
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hutchinsonia barbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Other Hutchinsonia plants

Hutchinsonia glabrescens · Hutchinsonia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hutchinsonia barbata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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