Potato vine

Solanum laxum

Flower name
Potato vine
Scientific name
Solanum laxum
Alias蔓花茄子, ヤマホロシ, ソケイモドキ, poteto vine
Place of originBrazil
Place of floweringGarden
Flowering seasonJune, July, August

What is Potato vine

Potato vine , scientific name:Solanum laxum, is a half-hardy evergreen shrubs of the Solanaceae department , of the Solanum genus native to Brazil.
In summer, it lets the slightly small white full of refreshing feels and a purple flower blooms to be able to climb all over fences. In star-shaped flower , the color of a flower varies from light purple to white with progress of the time. Vine length is 2 m. Small leaf is glazed and oval in shape. Nightshade is a thorn. It resembles to leadwort,however leadwort's floral is recessed in centerpiece.

Common name: potato vine , scientific name: Solanum laxum, Synonyms: Solanum jasminoides, also known as: potato climber , origin: Brazil, Height: 100 cm, flowering period: June-August, flower color: purple to white, flower diameter: 2 cm, vine length: 200 cm.