Grewia occidentalis | Mauve Star | Crossberry Apron As a biologist and naturalist

As a biologist and naturalist with an interest in both the environment and the cultivated landscape

A beautiful deciduous hydrangea with lush dark green leaves that turn crimson red in autumn

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think of the Scottish mirelands and highlands where they grow in abundance

Fabulously fragrant

Grewia occidentalis | Mauve Star | Crossberry Apron As a biologist and naturalistGrewia 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