Purple Apple Berry

(Billardiera sp.)

Commonly known as Purple Apple Berry, it is a small twining vine native to Victoria and

South Australia.

An adaptable plant, it grows best in full sunlight in a well drained moist soil.

An attractive evergreen low maintenance plant, with edible and highly decorative fruit.

Flowers and bush tucker

Highly decorative, cream to pink, red, to mauve to bluish-white tubular flowers.

An asset to any garden, it produces small, creamy yellow-green pendent bells in April are followed by very long-lasting marble-sized bright blue-purple fruit.

Apple berries taste like stewed apples with a mild fruity character.

They make a good snack right off the vine and add dramatic colour to a fruit salad. Puree and use as a spread on toast, or mix with raspberries or applesauce as a cake filling or fried & spiced, they are as tasty as eggplants or mushrooms.

What will I receive?

You will receive 10 fresh seeds.

Seed is generally sown to the depth of the seed in well drained sterilised medium and kept moist, but not wet.

Keep protected from excessive temperatures and inclement weather. Rinsing seed in detergent multiple times prior to smoke treatment has been reported to break seed dormancy.

Apple Berry seeds respond well to smoke treatment, which also acts as a natural

fungicide and is important for germination of this species. Soaking and rinsing multiple

 times in a detergent/water mix may help break seed dormancy.

We have Smoked Vermiculite potting medium for sale

in our store. (Sold separately)

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Smoke infused Vermiculite is a great potting media additive and is often

needed for germination of native seeds. Simply sprinkle the smoked vermiculite

media on top of your seed raising mix and then sow seeds as required.

Simple and easy - Water in after planting!

Postage

Yes! We do combine postage on our items!

All our seeds are sent FRESH and securely packaged.

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