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Potato Vine

Solanum laxum · Solanaceae

A fast, scrambling evergreen climber that produces near-constant clusters of starry white flowers with golden centres. A quick, soft screen for fences, though all parts are mildly toxic if eaten.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Climber & Creeper
  • Light
    Full Sun, Part Shade
  • Water
    Moderate Water
  • Soil
    Loam, Well-Drained
  • Climate
    Warm Temperate, Subtropical
  • Frost
    Frost-Tender
  • Mature size
    6 m H × 3 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen, Semi-Deciduous
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Autumn Flowering, Long-Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Fast-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

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