Early jessamine facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Early jessamine |
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Cestrum
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fasciculatum
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Cestrum fasciculatum is a type of flowering plant in the Solanaceae family, which is also known as the nightshade family. It is often called early jessamine or red cestrum. This plant originally comes from central Mexico, but people also grow it in gardens around the world because its flowers are very pretty.
This plant is a tall, evergreen shrub that can grow over two meters (about 6.5 feet) high. Its stems and new branches can be a bit purple and fuzzy. It has fuzzy, oval-shaped green leaves that can be up to 13 centimeters (about 5 inches) long.
What Do Its Flowers Look Like?
Lots of flowers grow in bunches at the end of its branches. Each bunch can have up to 10 fuzzy, red flowers. Each flower is shaped like a tube, about 2 to 3 centimeters (1 inch) long. It has a long outer part and a long inner part.
What About Its Fruit?
After the flowers bloom, the plant produces a small berry. This fruit is about 1.5 centimeters (half an inch) wide. It is red on the outside and white inside, with about 10 tiny brown seeds.
Learn More
- In Spanish: Cestrum fasciculatum para niños
