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Tropical Blueberry Ceratostema silvicola
I wish I had the space to grow this bush. Maybe one day I will own a greenhouse, but for now I can just salivate over the specimen plant they have at the New York Botanical Gardens. Here a type of tropical blueberry, Ceratostema silvicola. It is found in the cloud forests of Central and South America.
 Ceratostema silvicola by tindomul1of9, on Flickr
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02-19-2015, 10:45 PM
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Gorgeous! How large is the plant?
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02-19-2015, 11:44 PM
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Its a big leggy shrub, but I suppose you could keep it small through trimming. The one at the NYBG stretches across a 6 foot radius I think. At least it appears that way, but the majority of the branches and flowers are fill a space about 3 feet diameter.
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02-19-2015, 11:46 PM
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That is a bit large. Your photo is very nice!
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02-19-2015, 11:57 PM
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This is so so so pretty Tindo! Love it!
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02-20-2015, 11:07 AM
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I do to Tommy, its called plant lust.
THanks Silken for commenting.
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02-20-2015, 03:10 PM
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Gorgeous flowers!
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02-20-2015, 03:54 PM
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Amazing. Wish I had a greenhouse.
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02-20-2015, 04:31 PM
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Now you guys start to see why I cheat on Orchids with Ericaceous plants.
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02-20-2015, 07:40 PM
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Sweet!
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