Solanum rantonettii
By Spritzhenry
1 May, 2009
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A tender plant. The camera has made it blue - it's really purple!
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I had a standard one which I grew in a pot. It flowered all summer into the autumn and I cut it back and put it in the greenhouse. It grew again in the spring, but last year's lack of sun didn't suit it and it had very few flowers. I ditched it in the autumn - too much else in the greenhouse for a large pot!
This is a new small version - I know it will grow but by how much I don't know. I think I'll treat it as a pretty annual...possibly try it in the greenhouse...
2 May, 2009
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Very showy for a 'spud'. How big does it get for you? and is it easy to overwinter?
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