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1184 Randia formosa - Blackberry Jam Fruit

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Large shrub 5-10 ft tall Small tree 10-20 ft Semi-shade Full sun Keep soil moist White, off-white flowers Edible plant Plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds Fragrant plant Subtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

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 is 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.
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