Cestrum parqui seed
LATIN NAME: CESTRUM PARQUI
COMMON NAME: Willow-leaved Jessamine
The willow-leaved jessamine scents the upright, semi-evergreen shrub with the slender, willow-like, pointed leaves and the clusters of the narrow, green-yellow, tubular flowers that open at dusk and scent the evening air, the small, dark, glossy berries following. It grows quickly into the loose, leafy form, and it stands the warm, dry climate well. It likes the sun, and the deep, well-drained soil.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The willow-leaved jessamine shows a steady presence in the studies of the night-scented shrubs, and the parqui species appears in the work on the tubular-flower perfumes and the dusk-opening blooms. The research looks at the way the narrow tubes open as the light fades, the evening scent release, and the seed biology. The horticulturists keep the evening display in view, and the growers of the scented and warm-climate shrubs list the jessamine in their catalogues.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Near the old wall, the willow-leaved jessamine opens the green-yellow tubes into the evening air. The dusk perfume drifts across the garden, the berries feed the birds, and the shrub makes the fine scent plant, the warm-wall specimen and the evening garden plant. Every part of the shrub holds the bitter alkaloids, so grow it for the scent and keep it for the eyes only. It settles into the deep, well-drained, sunny ground. Dusk-tubed, evening-scented and eyes-only.
To grow the Willow-leaved Jessamine from seed, sow the seeds in pots of rich compost in the spring.
Sow the seeds in pots of rich compost in the spring, and keep the young plants in the warm, sunny spot. The dusk tubes scent the later evenings. , keeping them warm and moist, keep the pots lightly watered, and the young plants come through as the warmth holds. The dusk tubes scent the later evenings.
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Nom Latin: Cestrum Parqui
Nom Vernaculaire: Cestrum du Chili , Palqui , Palque , Hediondilla , Chilean Cestrum , Chilean Flowering Jessamine , Willow-leaved cestrum , Green Cestrum
Famille: Solanacées
Description:
Ce cestrum originaire du Chili est très florifère et de croissance rapide .De plus il est assez rustique
De juin à octobre il se couvre de panicules de fleurs jaunes pâles qui dégagent un parfum anisé le soir
Ses feuilles persistantes sont plus étroites , plus épaisses et d’un vert plus foncé que celles de son cousin le galant de nuit (cestrum nocturnum)
Les fleurs sont suivies de baies noires non comestibles
Peut s’utiliser en isolé ou en haie parfumée
Les Mapuche du sud du Chili utilisent les feuilles séchées du Cestrum parqui lors de rituels chamaniques, depuis l’ère précolombienne
Culture:
Il se plaît dans un sol riche et bien drainé. Il nécessite un arrosage régulier l’été.
Soleil
Rusticité :
Supporte -12°C et redémarre de la souche en cas de fort gel prolongé
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