Grabowskia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Grabowskia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Grabowskia (H. E. Grabowsky, German apothecary and botanical author). Solanaceae. A half-dozen or more spiny shrubs of Trop. and extra-Trop. S. Amer., with small violet or pale blue or whitish fls. borne singly at the nodes and in clusters on the ends of the branches, and oblong or obovate entire sometimes fleshy lvs.: calyx 5-toothed or becoming 10-toothed after flowering; corolla funnelform, with short tube and 5-lobed spreading limb; stamens 5, exserted: fr. drupe- like with 2 pyrenes. G. boerhaaviaefolia, Schlecht. (G. glauca, Hort.), of Peru, is offered in Calif. It is a lycium-like scrambling or wide-spreading bush with small lvs. alternate and tufted, with spines ¼ in. long in the axils and the shorter branches often also sharp and spine-like: fls. whitish or pale blue, not conspicuous, in clusters of 3-5 or solitary: berries scarcely ½ in. long. B.R. 1985.—In Calif., the plant has a good gray-green foliage and a graceful drooping habit, therefore making it adaptable for planting compositions in landscapes. L.H.B. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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