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Randia formosa, Mussaenda formosa, Randia mussaenda, Rosenbergiodendron formosum, Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de rosa

Randia formosa, Mussaenda formosa, Randia mussaenda, Rosenbergiodendron formosum

Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de rosa
Family: Rubiaceae
Origin: Central and South America
USDA Zone: 9-11?
USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge shrub 5-10 ft tallSmall tree 10-20 ftSemi-shadeFull sunKeep soil moistWhite, off-white flowersEdible plantPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirdsFragrant plant

It is a bushy evergreen tree or shrub, with star shaped, very fragrant, large tubular white flowers that attract nocturnal moths. Fruits look like small feijoas, and are 1 inch long and 1/2 inch wide. They really do taste like a blackberry jam! This Gardenia relative will bear fruit in a container.

Blackberry jam fruit, Jasmin de rosa - fragrant white flowers and edible fruit that tastes like blackberry jam! Rare exotic that will fruit in a container. Kids love the fruit!

This unique compact plant, perfect for container culture, combines features of a fragrant flower and tasty desert fruit. Originally from Central and South America, this rare tropical small evergreen tree bears fruit which tastes like fresh Blackberry jam. Many claim that it's even better than preserves. Closely related to the gardenia, its flowers are sweetly fragrant. This relatively hardy tropical has attractive foliage and can be grown in a container as well as in the ground. Produces as many as 25 to 30 fruits at a time. Since it blooms for a few months in the fall and winter, fruiting and flowering can be enjoyed when many other plants are dormant. Large tubular white flowers that attract nocturnal moths...

Long fruit variety "Lady Fingers" has long 2" fruit and larger flowers with long whiskers. It also blooms more profusely than regular round fruit variety.

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Randia formosa - Blackberry Jam Fruit

Blackberry jam fruit, Jasmin de rosa - fragrant white flowers and edible fruit that tastes like blackberry jam! Rare exotic that will fruit in a container. Kids love the fruit!
This unique compact plant, perfect for container culture, combines features of a fragrant flower and tasty desert fruit. Originally from Central and South America, this rare tropical small evergreen tree bears fruit which tastes like fresh Blackberry jam. Many claim that it

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