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Solanum lanceolatum

 
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Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Solanum (so-LAN-num) (Info)
Species: lanceolatum (lan-see-oh-LAY-tum) (Info)

3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Shrubs

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Purple

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
Shiny/Glossy-Textured

Other details:
May be a noxious weed or invasive

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From seed; sow indoors before last frost

Seed Collecting:
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

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3 positives
2 neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive LoriJeske On May 22, 2009, LoriJeske from Spangle, WA wrote:

Grows well in full sun to parrt shade in zone 5a/b. Can get aphids if plant doesn't get enough air space, but nothing a garden hose and a windy day can't resolve. Easy to grow from seed.

Neutral BayAreaTropics On Oct 21, 2006, BayAreaTropics from Hayward, CA wrote:

Fast growing tropical looking shrub that reseeds in the watered yard.Gets gangly and ugly if not pruned to shape.
Kennedys second picture isn't S. lanceolatum,but S. lanciniatum.

Positive JefeQuicktech On Jul 24, 2005, JefeQuicktech from Moorhead, MN (Zone 4a) wrote:

We've grown it every year for about five years. We collect the seed from the pods (fruits) and let them dry a bit. They give a nice tropical look when placed in containers or next to caster beans and cannas. They do like a lot of water and get ugly very quickly when they wilt.

Positive babou123 On Jul 28, 2004, babou123 from vercheres
wrote:

I bought it at the Montreal Botanical Garden in May, was about 1 foot tall, now at the end of July it is 3 feet tall, and in full bloom, with a lot of "green" fruits. Can be propagated by cuttings of half-ripe wood at the end of August, or by collecting the seeds when the fruits turn yellow.
Not hardy enough to survive our winters, but I will do anything to save it for next spring. It is very lovely and fast growing.

Neutral kennedyh On Feb 18, 2003, kennedyh from Churchill, Victoria
Australia (Zone 10a) wrote:

This plant is also known as Kangaroo Apple. Apple because of the edible fruit. Kangaroo, because the intermediate leaf, can resemble a kangaroo's footprint, having a single leaflet on one side of the main leaf.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Silver Spring, Maryland
Moorhead, Minnesota
Spangle, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Sumner, Washington



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