Habit | shrub
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Height: | ⇕ | 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. |
Width: | ⇔ | 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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Features: | ✓ | evergreen |
USDA Zones: | 10 to 12 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | white |
Solanum > |
Most likely not a separate species, but more like a set of cultivars of Solanum pseudocapsicum[1].
Read about Solanum capsicastrum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Solanum capsicastrum, Link. A small shrub resembling the last but only 1-2 ft. high: st. more or less pubescent, with stellate hairs or glabrate: lvs. simple, oval, oblong, or sometimes slightly ovate, narrowed toward the petiole, obtuse at the apex, the margins entire or slightly undulate, the upper surface green and somewhat pubescent, the lower more strongly so: fls. small, white : fr. 1/2 in. diam., orange-red or scarlet. Brazil and Uruguay. — Frequent greenhouse and window-plant. Var. Melvinii, Hort., a compact form 12-15 in. high with ovoid berries. Var. variegatum, Hort., has variegated lvs. CH
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