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Solanaceae
Bitter nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
Also known as Solanum dulcamara var. hirsutum, Solanum dulcamara var. terrestre, Solanum dulcamara var. album, Solanum dulcamara subsp. ovatum
Native Plants · Climbing · Vine · Purple Flowers · Medicinal · Hedge · Wildlife · Perennial · Shade Tolerant
This hardy climbing perennial thrives in partial shade with consistent moisture. Allow soil to dry slightly between waterings and provide support for its vining growth habit. Note that all parts of this plant contain toxic alkaloids.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately when top inch of soil is dry · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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