"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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On 19/9/05 10:01, in article
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote:

Someone gave me this strangely spiny thing this spring, its covered
in
orange spines and has just started flowering (purple blue, solanum
like)
It
apparently was growing by the road side in South Africa. In case its
an
annual does anyone know which Solanum it may be as I wouldn't mind
growing
it again!
Picture www.roselandhouse.co.uk/what.htm

Charlie, try a Google image on Solanum pyracanthum.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Spot on, well done :~)

Have you grown solanum laciniatum Charlie? It makes a big bush, very
handsome laciniate leaves, flowers are similar to your pic, but almost
an inch across, followed by pigeon-egg sized fruits which turn yellow
then orange. Very striking plant for mild areas .

Janet.

Yes I have it, but prefer Solanum rantonnettii as its scented (but no fruit
set)
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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)