Grewia occidentalis | Mauve Star | Crossberry Double oven glove love and innocence

love and innocence

deck or gate

Delphiniums will thrive in a full sun position but will also grow in partially shaded positions

19th Century

divide plants from mid-spring to early summer

Grewia occidentalis | Mauve Star | Crossberry Double oven glove love and innocenceGrewia is lovely large, mostly evergreen shrub, which grows to 3m tall and 2m wide. It's mauve, star shaped flowers appear in summer, followed by distinctive berries (from where it gets its common name "Crossberry". These shiny reddish brown fruits stay on the tree through winter and are loved by fruit eating birds. The leaves are shiny, deep green and sometimes slightly hairy. Grewia occidentalis grows naturally across south eastern Africa. It