Growing Guide: Jamaican Dandelion

Common Names: 

Café Batard, Coffee Sena, Fedogoso, Herbe Puante, Jamaican Dandelion, Kasundi, Negro Coffee, Piss-a-Bed Plant, Stinking Weed, Wild Coffee


Native to:

Tropical Americas

Traditional Uses:
Folk Medicine, Ayurveda, Culinary


Plant Type:

Tropical to Subtropical Biennial Flowering Plant

Annual in cooler regions


Harvest Season:

Year long


Mature Size:

5 ft. tall


Soil & Moisture:

Rich, well-draining soil.

Light Requirements:

Full Sun


Self-Fertile: 

Yes


Growth Rate: 

Fast


Zone Hardiness: 

Outdoors 9-11 with frost protection; Patio/Greenhouse 4+ 


Propagation:
Our Jamaican Dandelion Plants are grown from seed