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Solanum centrale 'Desert Tang'
- File Number
- 1605
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1605
- Registration Date
- 10/07/2017
- Application Received
- 27/04/2017
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Solanum centrale 'Desert Tang'
- Origin
- December 2016 Crown Land, Northern Territory Accession 6-18-65 maternal parent origin, 22°34.360 / 133°20.078
- Characteristics
- bush tomato ,open upright habit with large fruit, slightly prickly, profusely suckering. Flowers: Light purple, typical of S. centrale . Foliage colour: blue green pubescent. Flower: Corolla Blue-purple Group 86B; Anthers Yellow-red Group 18A Comparators: n/a Reasons for distinctiveness: large fruit, profuse suckering
- Cultivation
- The cultivar grows best in an open, sunny position. Good drainage is required, and it responds well to watering
- Publication
- Hort Journal Australia July 2017, Vol 10, Issue 1, Pages 16-18
- Colour Coding
- RHS COLOUR CHART 1995 Leaves:Upper surface: Yellow Green Group 152D
- Propagation
- Cuttings from semi-firm new growth
- Applicant Name
- Slade Lee on behalf of Ninti One Limited and Northern TerritoryGovernment
- Uses
- Suitable shrub for mixed planting or tub. Edible fruit
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -