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| Botanical Name: |
Solanum seaforthianum
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Brazilian Nightshade
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| Family Name: |
SOLANACEAE
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| Genus: |
Solanum
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| species |
seaforthianum
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| Name Derivation |
G: Solanum - name used by Pliny; S: after Lord Seaforth
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| Growth Habit: |
Climber
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| Dimensions: |
3-4m x 3-4m
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| Flower: |
Blue to lavender blue. Axillary paniculate clusters. Summer and Autumn.
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| Climate: |
n/a
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| Fruit: |
Berries
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| Propagation: |
SHW/autumn, HW in winter
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| Horticulture Use: |
Screen plant, vertical display, trellis cover, pergola cover, combined with Jasminum or Antigonon for contrast colour.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
General garden soils, organic materials. Support is required. Prune after flowering.
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| Foliage: |
Lanceolate, ovate, pinnately lobed, variable shapes.
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