Characteristics
A deciduous shrub. It grows 1.8 m high. It has many spreading thorns. The branches are often long and twisted. The leaves are oblong and thick and fleshy. The flowers are tube shaped and are yellow-green with a purple tinge. They flowers occur either single or in pairs. The corolla tube is 3 times as long as the petals around it. The fruit are bright red berries.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
shrub
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Growth support |
-
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Foliage retention |
deciduous
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Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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Pollination |
entomogamy
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
-
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Mature height (meter) |
1.8
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Root system |
-
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Rooting depth (meter) |
0.4
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Root diameter (meter) |
-
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Flower color |
-
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Blooming months |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Fruit color |
-
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Fruiting months |
-
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Nitrogen fixer |
-
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Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It can tolerate sea spray once established. It suits hardiness zones 6-10.
Light |
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Soil humidity |
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Soil texture |
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Soil acidity |
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Soil nutriment |
-
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Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The fruit are eaten fresh or raw. They can be cooked or dried for future use.
Cultivation
It is difficult to grow plants from cuttings.
Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
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Germination duration (days) |
-
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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Germination luminosity |
-
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Germination treatment |
-
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Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Size |
-
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Vigor |
-
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Productivity |
-
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