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A small shrub that comes from Chile, Argentina and just down the road at Lower Kenneggy Nursery (quite specific distribution, I know -
there are other places as well). I have just bought it in flower and I'm hoping for
a scattering of delicious fruits in the autumn. Introduced to England in 1844
by William Lobb who also came from just down the road! Planted in the garden it has been slow to establish and not grown very vigorously. I think it is too dry and too shaded but it hasn't been very satisfactory. Trees and Shrubs online says: "It is quite hardy in the Atlantic zone, where it is sometimes used for dwarf hedges or grown for its delicious fruits, which taste of wild strawberries. Indeed, it is hardy in the open at least as far east as Furzey in the New Forest and should survive most winters south of London with the protection of a wall. It is easily propagated by cuttings, and flowers and fruits when quite young." The BSBI say: "A medium-sized evergreen shrub, grown in gardens for its foliage, attractive flowers and edible berries. It thrives only in the mildest areas and is self-sown in semi-natural woodland and scrub. Lowland." |
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| 5th July 2014 | ||
