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Intermediate
skill rating |
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1.5m
max. spread |
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2.5m
max. height |
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5-10 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
per year |
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This plant
is toxic! |
Botanical name: Cestrum parqui
Other names: Willow-leaved jessamine, Chilean cestrum, Chilean jessamine, Green cestrum, Green poison berry, Palqui, Parqui, Hediondilla
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Genus: Cestrum
Species: C. parqui - C. parqui is a tender, upright, deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub with linear to lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and, from summer to autumn, clusters of night-scented, tubular, bright yellow-green flowers followed by purple-brown fruit.
Cestrum parqui is: Deciduous
Flower: Yellow-green in Spring; Yellow-green in Summer
Foliage: Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Fruit: Brown in Autumn
Fragrance: Flowers are fragrant at night.
Habit: Bushy, Open branches, Spreading
Toxicity: All parts are poisonous if ingested.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Cestrum parqui (Willow-leaved jessamine) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation: Outdoors, grow in fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered site in sun or partial shade. Alternatively, grow under glass in loam-based compost in full light with shade from intense sun. Provide good ventilation.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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