Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.72.17
Lycianthes rantonnetii
English: Blue potato bush; Paraguay nightshade.
Region: South America.Botany: shrub, to 2 meter tall, rounded, evergreen; lax habit; flowers trumpet-shaped, bright blue-purple with a prominent yellow eye; fruit red berries.
Habitat: sheltered location in full sun.
Use: ornamental; toxic.