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Potato Vine

Solanum jasminoides

Pronunciation: so-LAY-num jas-min-OY-deez
SKU #07090
9-11

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OVERVIEW
Description Attractive, shrubby climber gives an almost perpetual display of showy blue-white blossoms. Good ornamental cover for fences or walls, or grow across lattice for shade. Semi-evergreen.
Light Full sun, Partial sun
Watering Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
Blooms Spring
Mature Size Fast grower, stems to 20 to 25 ft. long.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Fast Growing
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth Rate Fast
Growth Habit Climbing
Flower Attributes Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
STYLE
Landscape Use Container, Espalier, Privacy Screen
Design Ideas The delicate look and assertive growth of this vine makes it a good cover for fence or arbor. Twine up the post of a shade covering or around the base of palm trees. Good container plant for porch or patio.
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea); Hibiscus (Hibiscus); Salvia (Salvia); Carpet Rose (Rosa); Lantana (Lantana)
CARE
Care Grows easily in average, well-drained soils. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system; deeply and less frequently, once established. Feed with an all-purpose fertilizer. Provide support such as a trellis or arbor. Prune annually to control size.
HISTORY
Lore Plants of the nightshade family are rich in chemical alkaloids and thus have been used in medicinal preparations since ancient times and are still utilized in modern pharmacopoeia.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.