I grew it from a little seed bought online. Its been a little over three years and its now reached a stage where its almost constantly in bloom and really pretty.
I ate the first fruit off it last week, it tasted a little like a cranberry but it wasn't enough to really get a good feel for it.
I planted it off the beaten track, away from where the kids run and play, I knew it could grow quite large, so I planted it in a secluded spot, almost against the North facing wall, so in winter it doesn't get full sunlight, but even so its been very happy in its spot. Its also hiding my work area where I store my little greenhouse, empty plant containers etc.
I really enjoy walking past it and smelling the sweet jasmine-like fragrance and seeing the white flowers against the glossy green leaves. In all the years we visited the ocean every summer back home, I never paid any attention to this shrub growing right on the beach with its pretty red berries, didn't even know it was edible.
I've had one of the fruits before, which was delicious, but unfortunately it wasn't entirely ripe so the latex oozed and was a little irritating to have liquid rubber in my mouth. Yuck.
ReplyDeleteThe fruit did had some latex, I guess its more for ornamental value then. It may just make a delicious jam?
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