Kangaroo Apple (Solanum aviculare)
sirjess
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Comments (3)Hi Karyn, I'd love a trade of these. What are you looking for in exchange? Blessings, Angela...See Morepotato bush?
Comments (2)Joe Thanks for answering. I looked up a picture of the Kangaroo Apple that you mentioned. The flower did look like a potato bush and there was also a picture of the Apple and that really jogged my memory. It was the Kangaroo. Mystery solved. Thanks again....See MoreSeattle needs tropicalesque boost.
Comments (10)Ooooh, I should stay away from Jungle Exotics! I'm not sure I can resist temptation & I'm trying to avoid spending money on new plants this year. I've been to JE only once & it was like October, so the inventory was down and the temptation level was low. I brought in some of my canna tubers this winter & left some out...we'll see where things stand before long. It really was a harsh winter for the garden. I left a few brugmansias out that I didn't care about and I think they are all toast (I'm in SeaTac). Some of my phygelius really took a hit, but others look fairly decent. Andrea, have we chatted about brugs at one of the Green Elephant swaps? I must admit my memory is not what I'd like it to be! There are a number of brug fanciers in the Puget Sound area. Kangaroo Apple, Solanum laciniatum or S. aviculare, is a rather tropical looking plant that's related to brugs. It has small blue/purple star-shaped blooms reminiscent of potato or pepper blooms...also in the same plant family, nightshade. And the foliage bears a resemblance to marijuana - which it's not! The seed pods are rather egg-shaped, like small peppers. ~ Patrick...See MoreDangerous Plants
Comments (20)My neighbour came over during the christmass break and asked me if I knew what plant was growing in his back yard? He, nor his wife had given it any nurturing since it had started growing in their garden about 3 weeks prior, but now it was in full flower, with large seed pods, its roots were exposed to the dry conditions we were having and yet it thrived!. Ray was happy that he grew something from nothing and it was beautuifull to look at! I told him to keep away from it for a while untill I went to consell "the magic of herbs" ( I had a bad feeling about this plant)as it turned out he was growing a Common Thornapple otherwise know as False Castor oil Plant. All parts are poisonous, this plant you don't want to have around, especially if you have children and animals. My question is how did it get there in the first place? in all my life I have only seen the panlt in books and never in a garden! When I showed Ray what my book said he very carefullt pulled it up and disposed of it....See Moregregaryb
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