Lycianthes rantonnetii

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

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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.

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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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