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Please help me identify a plant


Question
Hello, I live in Sitka, Alaska, zone 7a.  I ordered some Chaste Tree seeds, and planted an entire flat of them.  After two months of watering, one tiny spark of life emerged, and I coddled it carefully, thinking it was a Chaste Tree, but realized it doesn't match with the pictures in my herb book.  The plant I have is now one year old, nearly 3 feet tall, and has been living in a greenhouse environment.  The leaves are simple elliptic shape, and there are clusters of pale greenish tiny star-like flowers, along with clusters of large pea-sized lanterns that begin green, turning beige, and then opening up with a small bright red berry inside.  The stalk is woody, and nearly 1/2 inch thick at the base. Several leaves turn yellow daily, and fall off.  Also, the leaves droop quickly if not watered at least every other day. I would like to know what kind of plant this is, and if it can be transferred outside to a flower bed? Thank you for your help.

Answer
there are millions of plants out there, so w/out seeing it i can't be sure.  send a digital photo(jpeg format) to       [email protected].         put Plant ID on the subject line or i may not open it.....    
and i can give you more of a positve answer.
i'm sure i will tell you to get to a local garden center/nursery and quiz them on this plant. take a sample or picture w/you.
i'm in southern NJ and our climate zone is 8. more than likely the plant is from a (weed)seed that ended up in your tray mistakenly.

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