On 14 Mar, 19:25, Sacha wrote:
On 14/3/07 19:10, in article
om, "Dave Hill"

wrote:
I bought this plant last year at a local "Shed" it was un-named and
growing as a 24inch standard.
http://www.twango.com/channel/Taffy4u2.unknown
I thought it was a species fuchsia at first but now know it's not,
Any ideas folks?

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

At a guess, a Cestrum, possibly Cestrum elegans or maybe C. fasciculatum?
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Thanks Sacha,
I would never have thought it would be Cestrum, the tightly packed
flowers and the hairy stems and leaves are so different to the Cestrum
that I have.
Looking on Google there is so much variation in C. elegans it's hard
to believe.
I have also learned that Cestrum is a Solanaceae, this is a family
that I seem to be getting quite a good collection of.
One interesting one is PEPINO DULCE (Solanum muricatum Ait.)
this is grown in New Zeland as a commercial crop, and is worth
investigating.
http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pepino.html

David Hill
Abacus Nurseries