Solanum pseudo-capsicum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Solanum pseudo-capsicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Solanum pseudo-capsicum, Linn. Jerusalem Cherry. Fig. 3630. A small branching leafy shrub, reaching 3-4 ft., erect and glabrous throughout: lvs. narrowly lanceolate, oblanceolate, or oblong, entire or the margins slightly wavy, narrowed at the base to a short petiole, mostly obtuse at the apex, the surface bright green and shining, the veins prominent: fls. solitary or few in lateral clusters, small, white: fr. globose, scarlet or rarely yellow, 1/2 – 3/4 in. diam. Widely distributed in tropical and semi-tropical regions, naturalized in Fla. Probably a native of the Old World, perhaps Madeira. —An old-fashioned plant usually grown as small specimens in pots for its showy scarlet frs., which persist for a long time. Var. nanum, Hort., is a dwarf compact form. Var. Weatherillii, Hort., Weatherill's hybrid, is a form with strongly veined undulate lvs. and pointed orange-colored frs. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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