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Solanaceae
Prairie-berry
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Also known as Solanum leprosum, Solanum elaeagnifolium var. argyrocroton, Solanum elaeagnifolium f. benkei, Solanum roemerianum
Native Plants · Prairie Plant · Solanaceae · Wildflower · Drought Hardy · Perennial · Spreading · Native · Weed · Pollinator
Prairie-berry is a hardy, drought-adapted perennial wildflower that thrives in well-drained soils with minimal care once established. It grows best in open, sunny to lightly shaded locations and requires very little supplemental watering. Note that this plant can spread aggressively in disturbed areas and its berries are not edible.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 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
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Colorado, Cuba, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Florida
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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