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Cestrum parqui
Also called Green Poison Berry, Chilean Cestrum, Green Cestrum, Willow Leaved Jessamine, Iodine Bush, Willow Leaf Jessamine
Chilean jessamine (Cestrum parqui) is a fast-growing, straggling, semi-evergreen shrub from South America, growing over 3 metres tall. It is tough and adaptable, but it can become invasive in some regions, so it is best kept in check in the garden.
Cestrum parqui, commonly known as palqui, green cestrum, Chilean cestrum, green poisonberry, or willow-leaved jessamine, is a species of flowering plant native to Chile.
In cultivation in the United Kingdom this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017). In Australia, the plant is regarded as an invasive species.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cestrum parqui by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
