https://www.gardenology.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Rhodomyrtus_tomentosa 2026-04-10T22:52:48Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.0 https://www.gardenology.org/w/index.php?title=Rhodomyrtus_tomentosa&diff=91131&oldid=prev 2009-12-15T11:52:56Z

<p>Created page with &#039;{{SPlantbox |Min ht metric=cm |Temp Metric=°F |jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{SPlantbox<br /> |Min ht metric=cm<br /> |Temp Metric=°F<br /> |jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!<br /> |image=Upload.png<br /> |image_width=240<br /> }}<br /> {{Inc|<br /> Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, Wight (Myrtus tomentosa, Ait.). Downy Myrtle. <br /> Hill-gooseberry. Small shrub, up to 5 ft.,the young branchlets <br /> tomentose: lvs. elliptic or obovate, obtuse, 1-1 1/2 in. long, hoary <br /> below; petioles short: fls. 1-3 on slender peduncles about half the <br /> length of the lvs., rose-pink, 1/2-3/4in. broad; calyx tomentose, <br /> 5-cleft, the lobes unequal; petals downy outside, shortly clawed: berry <br /> globose, 1/2in. broad, dull purple, 3-celled, with numerous small <br /> compressed seeds in each cell. B.M. 250.—This plant seems to be best <br /> known in S. India, where it occurs commonly in the mountains. It is <br /> said by Macmillan to succeed in Ceylon only at high elevations. In S. <br /> China the fr. is sometimes offered in the markets. While intro. to Fla. <br /> some years ago, it is not generally grown in that state, although it is <br /> an excellent garden plant of ornamental as well as economic value. <br /> According to Reasoner it grows as far north as Putnam County; it <br /> succeeds remarkably at Bradentown, where it has almost become <br /> naturalized in one or two spots, and it is successfully grown at Miami. <br /> In Calif, it has fruited in a few gardens. It does not stand very much <br /> frost, although it is hardier than some of the strictly tropical frs. <br /> The guava-like fr. is about the size of a gooseberry, of a dull purple <br /> color, with numerous small seeds embedded in soft pulp of sweet <br /> pleasant flavor, somewhat suggesting the raspberry but rather lacking <br /> in character. According to Simpson, it makes excellent pies, if picked <br /> before fully ripe. The season in Fla. is early summer, at which time <br /> the plants are laden with fr. The fls., which appear in spring, <br /> resemble small single roses, and are of unusually attractive <br /> appearance, making the plant highly ornamental while in bloom. <br /> Frequently the frs. ripen over a period of several weeks. In India, <br /> according to Hooker, they are made into a jam called thaonti, and are <br /> also eaten while fresh. The plant does not seem to be particular <br /> regarding soil, thriving upon heavy loam or light sand. It is readily <br /> prop, by seeds, which should be sown in flats of light soil soon after <br /> they are removed from the fr., covering them to the depth of 1/8in. and <br /> pricking off the young plants when 2 in. high. When set out in the open <br /> ground the plants do not grow very rapidly, but are of simple cult. In <br /> dry climates they require plenty of water. <br /> F. W. Popenoe.<br /> <br /> Rhodora: Rhododendron canadense.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> Describe the plant here...<br /> <br /> ==Cultivation==<br /> &lt;!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Propagation===<br /> &lt;!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Pests and diseases===<br /> &lt;!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Species==<br /> &lt;!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Gallery==<br /> {{photo-sources}}&lt;!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:Upload.png| photo 1<br /> Image:Upload.png| photo 2<br /> Image:Upload.png| photo 3<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963<br /> &lt;!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener&#039;s Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --&gt;<br /> &lt;!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --&gt;<br /> &lt;!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{wplink}}<br /> <br /> {{stub}}<br /> __NOTOC__</div>

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