GENERAL DESCRIPTION

• ORIGIN: Introduced to the UK in 1987 from Mexico, it is a rare species.

  CLIMATE: A smaller shrub with discreet charm and apparently perfectly hardy.

• EXPOSURE: Prefers a warm, sheltered location, in sun or shade.
• SOIL: Tolerates drought.
• GROWTH: It is slow to establish.
• PATHOLOGY
• MULTIPLICATION:
• PRUNNING:
• USE: Flowerbed
• MERIT:

 GENERALE PHYSIOLOGY

• DIMENSIONS: This small species is about 1 m tall.
• HABIT:
• TRUNK:
• BARK:
• BRANCHES :
• NOTE: A choice and rare species.

PHYSIOLOGY OF LEAVES

• SHAPE: Its pinnate foliage.
• COLOUR: The young foliage is pinnate blue-green, later becoming dark green.
• NOTE:

PHYSIOLOGY OF FLOWERS

• TIME: Summer-flowering species.
• FORM: Grouped in panicles that can reach 25 cm in length.
• COLOUR: Its flowers, as its name suggests, are white and pale yellow.
• NOTE:

PHYSIOLOGY OF FRUIT

• SHAPE: Fruits in hanging clusters resembling grapes
• COLOUR: Blue-black.
• SEEDS :
• NOTE: The fruit is edible raw or cooked. It has a fresh and relatively sweet taste.