Billardiera longiflora
Species
Also called purple apple berry, blueberry, climbing blueberry
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“Billardiera longiflora: grow exotic climbing vines” — Billardiera longiflora: grow exotic climbing vines
“Think of the woodland edges of Tasmania: dappled light overhead, cool damp litter below” — Billardiera longiflora: grow exotic climbing vines
“Soil should be moisture-retentive yet free-draining” — Billardiera longiflora: grow exotic climbing vines
“Hardiness Zone 8–10” — How to Care for purple apple-berry (Billardiera longiflora)
“Allow 1–1.5 m between plants” — Billardiera longiflora: grow exotic climbing vines
“typically grows 2–4 meters tall” — Climbing blueberry (Billardiera longiflora) - Plant Care Guide | Plantory
“or sow cleaned fresh seed at 15–18 °C — germination is slow and erratic” — Billardiera longiflora: grow exotic climbing vines
“Plant in late spring, once frosts have passed” — Billardiera longiflora: grow exotic climbing vines
“The berries are the star turn — a metallic indigo” — Billardiera longiflora: grow exotic climbing vines
“is not fragrant, toxic, or evergreen” — Climbing blueberry (Billardiera longiflora) - Plant Care Guide | Plantory
“Aphids: Clusters on soft new shoot tips cause distortion” — Billardiera longiflora: grow exotic climbing vines
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Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Billardiera longiflora
- Fact sheet: 4 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrow Librarian