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Solanum jasminoides, Paxt. Potato Vine (from the fls.). Fine greenhouse twining shrub, reaching several feet in height, glabrous: lvs. rather small, the upper ones lanceolate to lance-ovate and entire, the lower ones of about 3 narrow, ovate entire lfts.: racemes short and united into a cluster 3 in. or less long and about 8-12- fld.; fls. about 1 in. across, star-shaped, white with tinge of blue; pretty. S. Amer.—A most useful deciduous climber for the coolhouse, and much grown. Half-hardy, and useful for the open in the S. Will grow 10-20 ft. if given a chance. Var. grandiflorum, Hort., has very large trusses of fls. and is a robust grower; excellent. Var. variegatum, Hort., has variegated foliage.
Solanum jasminoides, Paxt. Potato Vine (from the fls.). Fine greenhouse twining shrub, reaching several feet in height, glabrous: lvs. rather small, the upper ones lanceolate to lance-ovate and entire, the lower ones of about 3 narrow, ovate entire lfts.: racemes short and united into a cluster 3 in. or less long and about 8-12- fld.; fls. about 1 in. across, star-shaped, white with tinge of blue; pretty. S. Amer. P.M. 8:5. B.R. 33:33. Gn. 43, p. 433; 45, p. 162; 50, p. 19; 51, p. 358; 53, p. 28. —A most useful deciduous climber for the coolhouse, and much grown. Half-hardy, and useful for the open in the S. Will grow 10-20 ft. if given a chance. Var. grandiflorum, Hort., has very large trusses of fls. and is a robust grower; excellent. Gng. 1:259. Var. variegatum, Hort., has variegated foliage.
 
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   vine-climber

Height: 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. to 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Width: 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: evergreen, flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 12
Flower features: white
Scientific Names

Solanaceae >

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Potato vine.


Read about Solanum laxum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Solanum jasminoides, Paxt. Potato Vine (from the fls.). Fine greenhouse twining shrub, reaching several feet in height, glabrous: lvs. rather small, the upper ones lanceolate to lance-ovate and entire, the lower ones of about 3 narrow, ovate entire lfts.: racemes short and united into a cluster 3 in. or less long and about 8-12- fld.; fls. about 1 in. across, star-shaped, white with tinge of blue; pretty. S. Amer.—A most useful deciduous climber for the coolhouse, and much grown. Half-hardy, and useful for the open in the S. Will grow 10-20 ft. if given a chance. Var. grandiflorum, Hort., has very large trusses of fls. and is a robust grower; excellent. Var. variegatum, Hort., has variegated foliage. CH


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