WillItGrowHere · living on BackyardYield for now

Will it grow here?

The other question. You’re holding a plant at the nursery. We answer yes, no, or “only if you cheat winter.”

Potted plants in the sun
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☕ Coffee

46 / 100

Poor choice right now

An understory tropical. Outdoors it wants frost-free shade; elsewhere it is a houseplant experiment.

Winter minimum temperatures ⚠️ Too cold for an unprotected outdoor plant
Hardiness zone ⚠️ Zone 8a is cooler than ideal
Season length ✓ 229 frost-free days
Sunlight ✓ ~8 hours is a good match

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If it lives, the harvest question is next.

2–7 lb · $13–$52

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