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Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade Water: Dry, Light, Moderate Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand, Rocky Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts , Attracts Birds, 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. Rich nectar and pollen source for bees. Historical Uses: The fruit is edible and sweet and was gathered by Native Americans for both food and medicinal usesThe bark has laxative properties similar to its relative cascara.

Native Distribution: native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western . Elevation: Between 0 and 7545 feet In the Garden An evergreen that grows fast to 6-8’. It is Communities: called coffeeberry because its berries contain seeds Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Mixed Evergreen which look like coffee beans. Forest, Redwood Forest, Foothill Woodland, , , Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Coffeeberry is an excellent foliage plant with showy Woodland, Joshua Woodland, Creosote Bush Scrub fruit. It's branches take on a beautiful reddish color Habitat: and has beautiful deep green lustrous leaves, well Canyons, coastal, slopes. Found in sandy and rocky places along suited to pruning and landscape work. This makes the coast 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.