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Buy Beautiful Willow-leaved Jasmine Plant - Cestrum parqui

Common name:
Willow-leaved Jasmine
Regional name:
Marathi - Piwli Raat Rani, Hindi - Peeli Raat-ki-rani
Category:
Shrubs, Medicinal Plants
Family:
Solanaceae or Potato family
Light:
Sun growing, Semi shade
Water:
Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more
Primarily grown for:
Flowers
Flowering season:
Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
Flower or Inflorescence color:
Yellow
Foliage color:
Green
Plant Height or length:
1 to 2 meters
Plant Spread or Width:
1 to 2 meters
Plant Form:
Spreading, Weeping
Special Character:
  • Good for screening
  • Good for Hedges and Borders
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Animals will not eat
  • Suitable for road median planting
  • Hanging or weeping growth habit
Generally available in India in quantities of:
Less than a hundred, Old variety plants may be difficult to get

Plant Description:

- A tall, deciduous shrub.
- Native of Chile.
- A yellow flowered cestrum.
- It is not fragrant.
-The yellow blooms however grab attention everytime.
-Growing uo 2-3 m high.
-Leaves 7-12 cm long.
-Flowers yellowish.
-In terminal panicle about 15 cm long.

Growing tips:

- Quick growing shrub.
- Flowering in flushes throughout the year. More in monsoon.
- Very hardy and easy to grow.
- Can be grown in pots as well as the ground.