Solanum wallacei
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Habit | shrub
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Height: | ⇕ | 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7. |
Width: | ⇔ | 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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Features: | ✓ | evergreen, flowers |
USDA Zones: | 8 to 11 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | blue, purple |
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Solanum wallacei, also known as Wallace's nightshade, Catalina nightshade, Northern island nightshade, or Wild Tomato, is a perennial plant that produces purple flowers, but otherwise resembles a tomato plant. The foliage and purple-black berries are poisonous.
This rare plant is native to canyons and hillsides on Santa Catalina and Guadalupe Islands. It blooms in April and May.
ExpandRead about Solanum wallacei in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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