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Potato Vine, Solanum jasminoide

Potato Vine, Solanum jasminoide Photo Taken February 22, 2006.

Potato Vine	Solanum jasminoide

Potato Vine Solanum jasminoide, Potato Or Niteshade Family ( Solanaceae ), Potato Vine, Also called . This attractive, shrubby twining climber gives an almost perpetual display of showy blue-tinged white blossoms. It is a good ornamental cover for fences or walls, or growing across lattice for shade. Semi-evergreen. Full to partial sun. Fast grower, with stems 10 to 18 feet long. All parts of Solanum jasminoide are toxic! Do not eat it! Height: Height to about 10 - 18 feet. Flowers: Star shaped, White blue-tinged, 1" flowers. Blooming Time: Year round in Phoenix. Leaves: Dark green, ovate-lanceolate, 1-3 inches long, entire or lower ones irregularly pinnately divided. Seed Pod: Thorny, globose, walnut-sized 1-1/2 inches in diameter with many small, slender spines. Elevation: 0 - 2,500 Feet. Habitat: A Xeriscape Landscape plant. Native to Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken At Glendale. February 22, 2006.