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Scolosanthus howardii is a Jamaican shrub in the coffee family (Rubiaceae), endemic to Jamaica and rarely grown outside its native range. Little cultivation information is available, so treat it as a tropical shrub that needs warm, humid, well-drained conditions.
Scolosanthus howardii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scolosanthus howardii 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.
