Q. I bought two species of potato vine, Solanum jasminoides and S. seaforthiana. The latter produced its lovely lavender blooms followed by green berries that ripened to red. These berries provided a ...

What: Solanum crispum “Glasnevin,” or Chilean potato vine, is hardy and blooms abundantly. The plethora of small star-shaped flowers, which are an intense lilac color with yellow centers, begin in ...

Solanum is is well-known for its agriculturally important species such as potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants, but also has many species that are less well known. The vining solanums related to the woody ...

What: Solanum crispum “glasnevin,” commonly known as Chilean potato vine or just potato vine. Its long bloom period, from March until late November, makes it an outstanding choice for the garden.

This week has seen me tackling the seven labours of Hercules. There were seven huge jobs on a list to be dealt with on my week off – and by the end of the week I had completed two of them. No excuses ...

Q. I have a vine with purple flowers and red berries climbing all over my fence. My neighbor said it's poisonous. What is it? — Bridget, from Bethel a. The vine you brought into our helpline is ...

Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) is a climbing perennial vine native to Eurasia. It was probably introduced into the U.S. for medicinal and ornamental purposes. Care should be taken when ...

A new extensive study offers a complete revision and a new species from the vining Solanum species (the Dulcamaroid clade) "Work by participants of the 'PBI Solanum' project will result in a modern ...