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'''''Lycianthes rantonnetii''''' ('''Blue Potato Bush''') is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Solanaceae]]. It is [[native]] to [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Argentina]] and [[Paraguay]].<ref name=GRIN>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?419343 Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)]</ref>
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Solanum rantonnetii, Carr. (incorrectly spelled S. Rantonnei, Rantonni, etc.) (S. muticum, N. E. Br. S. japonicum, Hort.). An erect bushy grayish green half-shrub, growing 3-5 ft. high, the st. marked with raised lines decurrent from the petioles: lvs. entire, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, narrowed to the petiole, mostly acute at the apex, glabrous or inconspicuously pubescent on the upper surface, pubescent with short hairs below: fls. 2-5, together in the axils, 1 in. or more diam.; calyx-lobes with an abrupt linear point, corolla violet with a light yellow center: the red fr. nearly or quite 1 in. diam., heart-shaped, drooping, and very ornamental. Margins of woods in Paraguay and Argentina. Cult. in warm temperate regions of Amer. and Eu.— An excellent plant for blooming in the open in summer. Easily prop. by means of cuttings.
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Solanum rantonnetii, Carr. (incorrectly spelled S. Rantonnei, Rantonni, etc.) (S. muticum, N. E. Br. S. japonicum, Hort.). An erect bushy grayish green half-shrub, growing 3-5 ft. high, the st. marked with raised lines decurrent from the petioles: lvs. entire, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, narrowed to the petiole, mostly acute at the apex, glabrous or inconspicuously pubescent on the upper surface, pubescent with short hairs below: fls. 2-5, together in the axils, 1 in. or more diam.; calyx-lobes with an abrupt linear point, corolla violet with a light yellow center: the red fr. nearly or quite 1 in. diam., heart-shaped, drooping, and very ornamental. Margins of woods in Paraguay and Argentina. Cult. in warm temperate regions of Amer. and Eu. R.H. 1859, p. 135. Gt. 43:1401. — An excellent plant for blooming in the open in summer. Easily prop. by means of cuttings.
 
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width: ⇔ 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Flower features: ❀ blue, purple
Scientific Names

Solanaceae >

Lycianthes >

rantonnetii >


Lycianthes rantonnetii (Blue Potato Bush) is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay.[1]


Read about Lycianthes rantonnetii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Solanum rantonnetii, Carr. (incorrectly spelled S. Rantonnei, Rantonni, etc.) (S. muticum, N. E. Br. S. japonicum, Hort.). An erect bushy grayish green half-shrub, growing 3-5 ft. high, the st. marked with raised lines decurrent from the petioles: lvs. entire, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, narrowed to the petiole, mostly acute at the apex, glabrous or inconspicuously pubescent on the upper surface, pubescent with short hairs below: fls. 2-5, together in the axils, 1 in. or more diam.; calyx-lobes with an abrupt linear point, corolla violet with a light yellow center: the red fr. nearly or quite 1 in. diam., heart-shaped, drooping, and very ornamental. Margins of woods in Paraguay and Argentina. Cult. in warm temperate regions of Amer. and Eu.— An excellent plant for blooming in the open in summer. Easily prop. by means of cuttings. CH


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References

  1. ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)

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