Solanum pseudocapsicum
Coral Cherry, Jerusalem cherry, Madeira winter cherry, false Jerusalem cherry, Star Capsicum, Jerusalem-cherry, Madeira winter-cherry, Madeira-cherry, false Jerusalem-cherry, False Capsicum, Winter-cherries, Winter-cherry, Madeira Cherry, Madeira Wintercherry, Natal Cherry, Winter Cherry, Jerusalemkersie, Solanum pseudocapsicum
Description
Solanum pseudocapsicum is a small, heat-loving shrub, but its roots are also resistant to relatively low temperatures. It therefore loses its leaves below 10 °C but can recover them in the following season. Appreciated for its fine white flowers but especially for its very bright round orange berries that grace balconies throughout the summer. It has a compact, well-trimmed foliage with glossy green leaves and is also compact, making it ideal for windowsills or planters, either alone or in arrangements with other plants. Avoid ingesting the berries as they are poisonous.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
- Species
- Solanum pseudocapsicum
