Solanum Species, Jasmine Nightshade, Potato Climber, Potato Vine

Although scentless, this is a beautiful moderately growing vine that flowers 3/4 of the year in a temperate climate such as the one i liv...Read Moree in. Is completely tolerant of the salt air from the near by ocean as well.

Attracts plenty of birds that use it to nest & the aphids/lady bugs alike love it!

Simply a well behaved & beautiful addition to any garden.

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We have this plant growing on the side of our house along with trumpet vines, giant birds of paradise, and queen palms. It has always be...Read Moreen a great plant and we love the rather dainty little blossoms. The plant stood up to a very hard freeze last winter and continues to thrive.

We live in Brisbane in Australia. The climate is temperate (winter 5deg-22degC, Summer 15deg-29deg)
Recently we planted two potato...Read More vines and have found that at the extremeties the plant is wilting/dying. Seems quite healthy near the root system. Could we be overwatering it?

I don't know if this is the same plant, but what I know as potato vine is a very aggresive weed that takes over like kudzu. Anywhere one...Read More of the "potatoes" drops its a potential source of another vine.

I fought it from getting into my yard in Dade County (MIami area) when I lived in Florida as a neighbor had a very healthy one planted on the fence between our yards.

We are facing a similar problem here in Hawaii, where people have brought it in illegally and now it is showing up in too many places. Someone planted some vines upstream and during storms they got washed down.....now the gulches by our house are full of them and they are trying their best to engulf everything around them!
AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!

I purchased some 'bulbs' - they have started little sprouts but they don't 'look like' roots.

Moving from western Canada (Vancouver) to central where it is much colder, and checking to see hardiness ratings. Looks as though it wil...Read Morel not survive winter in Manitoba, although this has done wonderfully here in Vancouver. Minimum temps this winter around -6°C. with no problem- and the flowers never fell for most of the winter! (They did reach a state where they had stopped growing). Did well with all purpose fertilizer throughout summer, and seemed to be happy with lots of H2O. Grew quickly (about 20ft. in the summer).

This plant has the potential to flower at any time of the year, although it primarily flowers in springtime. It needs pruning/thinning f...Read Morerom time to time to keep it looking nice. Grows quickly and prefers sun to partial shade. (per the Sunset Easy-Care Gardening book)

Evergreen or Semi-evergreen climber from Brazil.

Has lance like, dark green, glossy leaves. Bears blue white, 5 petalled,...Read More star shaped, flowers in late summer early Autumn. Also bears small, egg shaped, glossy, black fruit which will cause sever stomach ache if ingested.

Flowers August-October.

Likes a sunny, warm position in well drained soil. It is only hardy down to 32F/0C and is best grown indoors in frost prone areas. Saying that here it grows outside all year with no protection other than cover from the honeysuckle, I suspect there is a microclimate which prevents it from becoming too cold.