General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: To 6 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small 1/4" green berry, turning bright red when ripe. Berries and flowers are often present at the same time.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Pale pink to pinkish white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Flowers year round in zones 10 and 11
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Pigeonberry
  • Rouge plant
  • Pigeon Berry
  • Baby peppers
  • Bloodberry
  • Baby Pepper
  • Coral Berry

Photo Gallery
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-02
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2017-07-13
Berries drying into seeds
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-05-12
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-02
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-09-27
yellow-orange fruits cultivar
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-09-27
pink fruits type
Location: Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall & Garden, Taipei
Date: 2024-10-10
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-11-01
In MOSI's butterfly garden
Location: Ft Worth Botanic, Tx
Date: 2017-11-18
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-10
At the Museum of Science and Industry
Location: December, 2023
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-05-06
Location: Frankfurt Botanical Garden
Location: Orlando, Central Florida
Date: 2011-04-26
Pigeon Berry
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-10-24
Birds eat these faster than I can get a photo, a fly seems to lik
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-07-16
Growing wild in my shade garden under eastern red cedars.
Location: The Fata Morgana Greenhouse at Prague Botanic Garden
credit: Veronika Štíchová
Location: Plano, TX
Location: Kyle, Texas
Date: 2018-05-11
The top part dies in the winter here but comes roaring back in th
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University of Delft
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University of Delft
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-10
At the Museum of Science and Industry
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-10
At the Museum of Science and Industry

Date: Fall 2010
This plants bear fruit and blooms at the same time.
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-11-01
In MOSI's butterfly garden
Location: Orlando, Central Florida
Date: 2010-11-02
Pigeon /Berry
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-09-03
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2017-05-08
Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2013-06-29
As you can see, it has grown in a crack.
Location: Rio de Janeiro town, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-04
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2017-05-11
Location: Rio de Janeiro town, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-04
Location: Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium
Date: 2015-09-02
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: May 22, 2012
Pigeonberry with berries
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-10
At the Museum of Science and Industry
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-11-01
In MOSI's butterfly garden
Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2014-09-02
Tiny flowers
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Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Feb 15, 2013 3:29 PM concerning plant:
    Rivina humilis is native to the southern United States, Caribbean, Central America and tropical South America. In Florida, this attractive shrub like native is found in the central and southern part of the state in coastal sites, forests and disturbed areas. Pigeonberry is salt tolerant and grows to six feet in height blooming year-round with 3 to 6 inch long spikes of tiny pale pink to pinkish-white flower clusters. The bright red, almost translucent looking berries are often present at the same time as the flowers.

    The berries of this plant have been used by Native Americans as a source for dye. The leaves of the plant contain properties that slow the growth of bacteria and were used to help treat wounds.

    Although toxic to humans, the berries are a favorite food source for many species of birds.

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