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{{Taxobox
{{SPlantbox
| color = lightgreen
|familia=Solanaceae
| name = Potato vine
|genus=Solanum
| image = SolanumCrispum.jpg
|species=crispum
| image_width = 200px
|common_name=Chilean potato vine
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|habit=vine-climber
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| ordo = [[Solanales]]
|Min ht box=10
| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
|Min ht metric=ft
| genus = ''[[Solanum]]''
|Max ht box=20
| species = '''''S. crispum'''''
|Max ht metric=ft
| binomial = ''Solanum crispum''
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=8
|Min wd metric=ft
|Max wd box=15
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=evergreen, flowers
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=blue, purple
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=8
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11
|image=SolanumCrispum.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''Solanum crispum''''' is a species of [[Solanum|nightshade]] that is native to [[Chile]] and [[Peru]]. Common names include '''Chilean Potato Vine''', '''Chilean Nightshade''' '''Chilean Potato Tree''', and '''[[Potato vine|Potato Vine]]'''. It belongs to the same [[genus]] as the [[potato]] (''S. tuberosum''). The flowers resemble potato flowers. ''Solanum crispum'' is a South American, [[perennial plant|perennial]], semi-[[evergreen]], woody-stemmed [[Vine#Climbing plants|climbing plant]] that has blue [[flower]]s 2.5 cm in diameter with a yellow ovary, producing very small poisonous purple [[Berry|berries]] in autumn. The berries start out green, then yellow-orange. The [[leaf|leaves]] are oval.
'''''Solanum crispum''''' is also called the '''Chilean potato vine''' or '''Chilean potato-tree''' or often just [[potato vine]]. It belongs to the same [[genus]] as the [[potato]] (''Solanum tuberosum''). The flowers resemble potato flowers. ''Solanum crispum'' is a South American, [[perennial plant|perennial]], semi-[[evergreen]], woody-stemmed [[Vine#Climbing plants|climbing plant]] that has blue [[flower]]s 2.5 cm in diameter with a yellow ovary, producing very small poisonous purple [[Berry|berries]] in autumn. The berries start out green, then yellow-orange. The [[leaf|leaves]] are oval. It grows wild in [[Chile]] and [[Peru]].
''S. crispum'' is cultivated as a [[Ornamental plant|garden plant]]. The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Horticultural Society]] gave ''Solanum crispum'' the “Award of Garden Merit”. The plant is fast growing and has a long flowering period, typically from June till the autumn. The plant can start to flower in May carry on till September or even October. The flowers are fragrant.
''Solanum crispum'' is also cultivated as a [[Ornamental plant|garden plant]]. The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Horticultural Society]] gave ''Solanum crispum'' the “Award of Garden Merit”. The plant is fast growing and has a long flowering period, typically from June till the autumn. The plant can start to flower in May carry on till September or even October. The flowers are fragrant.
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Solanum crispum, Ruiz & Pav. An unarmed shrub, or sometimes attaining the size of a small tree, with rather long green flexuous branches puberulous when young, later becoming glabrous: lvs. 3-4 in. long, entire, thin, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, subcordate at the base, acute at the apex, smooth above, the margins somewhat undulate and the nerves prominent on lower surface: corymbs many-fld., corolla pale violet, about 3/4 in. broad and twice as long as the calyx, the lobes ovate or ovate-lanceolate: fr. globose, pale yellow, about the size of a pea. In Chile from the central provinces to the Island of Chiloe, also in Peru.
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==Cultivation==
''Solanum crispum'' grows well in soils that are moist and well drained. The soil should be neutral or a bit [[Alkali#Alkaline soil|alkaline]], see [[Soil pH]]. The [[University of Cambridge]] considers ''Solanum crispum'' hardy, though others think it should be protected from frost.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}} In areas where the plant is tender planting it against a south or west facing fence or wall is recommended. The plant needs support but can reach {{convert|15|to|20|ft|m|abbr=on|lk=on}}. It grows best in the sun and should be given plenty of sunny space if it is to reach its potential. It can be cut back to keep it within bounds.
===Propagation===
There is a white form known as "album". A popular form is, "Solanum crispum Glasnevin", which flowers freely and is hardy.
===Pests and diseases===
==External Links==
==Varieties==
There is a white form known as "album". A popular form is "Solanum crispum Glasnevin", which flowers freely and is hardy.
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==References==
==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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* [http://www.paghat.com/berries6.html Berries portrait of ''Solanum crispum glasnerium'' Blue Potato Vine] ''(This Web site may underestimate the toxicity of [[Deadly nightshade|Deadly Nightshade]])''
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