Xela's Garden

Houseplant Jerusalem (Christmas) Cherry [V]

Positioned 10.11 Vistabile french windows
Bought 10.11 @ Tesco for £2.99
Solanum Pseudo-Capsicum, the Jerusalem Cherry or Christmas Cherry, is a very decorative potted plant for the home or greenhouse. It has dark green shoots and small, oblong leaves. It produces small, white flowers in the summer, which are followed by roundish scarlet or yellow berries, up to 1 inch in diameter. These fruits are poisonous. Early leaf fall usually means overwatering - dropping berries indicate too little light or hot, dry air.
[After the berries are past their best, prune stems back by half and reduce watering, so that the compost is almost dry. In April, repot and water and feed normally. Plants will flower in summer and produce new berries for winter. You’ll get better plants and berries if plants are stood outside for the summer, but bring them back indoors in autumn before the first frosts.]
Growing conditions:
Average warmth in summer - minimum 55F in winter.Brightly lit spot. Keep well away from direct sunlight. Grow in soil-based potting mix.
Watering and misting:
Keep compost moist at all times but never waterlogged. Reduce watering in winter. Use soft, tepid water. Misting is necessary.
Propagation:
Take stem cuttings in spring. Sow seed at 64-68 F (18-20 C) in spring.
[Source: http://www.gflora.com/index.php?cmd=genus_body&genus_id=251 ]

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Reminders for this plant

Due over 12 years ago:

Prune

After the berries are past their best, prune stems back by half and reduce watering, so that the compost is almost dry

Repot

repot and water and feed normally

Stand outside

You’ll get better plants and berries if plants are stood outside for the summer

Due about 12 years ago:

Return indoors

bring them back indoors in autumn before the first frosts

Due over 11 years ago:

Prune

After the berries are past their best, prune stems back by half and reduce watering, so that the compost is almost dry

Prune

After the berries are past their best, prune stems back by half and reduce watering, so that the compost is almost dry

Repot

repot and water and feed normally

Stand outside

You’ll get better plants and berries if plants are stood outside for the summer

Due about 11 years ago:

Return indoors

bring them back indoors in autumn before the first frosts

Due over 10 years ago:

Prune

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