Cestrum × cultum 'Cretan Purple'

A tender evergreen shrub to around 150cm in height with oval-shaped, green leaves. Clusters of evening-fragranced, small trumpet-shaped purple-blue flowers appear in the summer. Best grown in a greenhouse/conservatory but may survive outdoors if grown in a mild, sheltered part of the garden

Synonyms

Cestrum parqui 'Cretan Purple'

Botanical details

Family

Solanaceae

 

Native to the UK

No

 

Foliage

Deciduous

 

Habit

Bushy

 

Potentially harmful

Harmful of eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

 

Genus

Cestrum can be shrub or scrambling climbers, with simple, evergreen leaves and tubular or salver-shaped flowers in terminal and axillary clusters, followed by red or black berries

Name status

Accepted

Cestrum × cultum 'Cretan Purple'/RHS Gardening

 

 

 

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