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

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
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Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

On 19/9/05 10:01, in article ,
"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)

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On 19/9/05 10:01, in article
,
"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.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Spot on, well done :~)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

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On 19/9/05 10:01, in article
,
"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.
--
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)

In article , Charlie
Pridham writes
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

Solanum aviculare has spines but not orange ones.
Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

In article , Dave Poole
writes

As impressive as it is, I still prefer the true 'Kangaroo Apple' -
Solanum aviculare. The leaves of immature plants are lobed with a
characteristic longer central lobe, but at maturity, the leaves tend
to become linear and almost willow-like. The flowers are nearly as
large as laciniatum but are held in dainty clusters followed by
marble-sized, orange berries. As an older plant it has elegant,
rather flexuous stems that carry swags of foliage and flower.


Just how poisonous is this plant David?

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
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