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Sacha writes:
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| Has anyone any experience of growing this from seed? I'm wondering how long
| it takes to get to any reasonable size.

Yes! I have one in a large pot covering a manhole cover. It took
only a few years (3? 5?) to get to a decent (flowering size). I
have had some flowers, but not a lot, and keep meaning to potash
it to see if I can get more. No fruit, of course, but I can
witness that the flowers are slightly sweet (and pleasant-tasting),
as described, but never have had enough to serve in a fruit salad.

It seems to be far hardier than expected, because it lives outside
all year.

And, even not in flower, it is a good patio plant with its evergreen
grey, slightly furry, leaves - but you know that.

Have the over-exuberant taxonomists put it back in Acca? I thought
they had moved it out of there!


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.