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Heirloom Gardening
CREATING Old and unusual vegetables and fruit in your garden
The Litchi Tomato
Litchi tomatoes, also known as Morelle de Balbis shrub, isn’t standard fare at the local garden center or nursery. It is neither a litchi nor a tomato and is difficult to find in North America. Online suppliers are your best bet for starts or seed. Get to know what is a litchi tomato, and then give it a try in your garden.
Litchi tomatoes, also known as Morelle de Balbis shrub, isn’t standard fare at the local garden center or nursery. It is neither a litchi nor a tomato and is difficult to find in North America. Online suppliers are your best bet for starts or seed. Get to know what is a litchi tomato, and then give it a try in your garden.
Morelle de Balbis translates to nightshade by Balbis. Giovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France. He alternately was called Gioanni Battista Balbis and Jean-Baptiste Balbis.
These photographs were taken at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, in the A Tasteful Place section of the gardens on August 30, 2017.
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| Litchi Tomato, Sticky Nightshade | Solanum sisymbriifolium |
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| Litchi Tomato, Sticky Nightshade | Solanum sisymbriifolium |
These photographs were taken at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, in the A Tasteful Place section of the gardens on August 30, 2017.
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