2024年7月19日 · Here are the main care requirements for growing a blue potato bush: Plant it in a full-sun location. Give it regular water and fertilizer for prolific flowers. Use loamy, well-draining soil. Prefers warmer climates; remains evergreen in warmer zones. Prune regularly to keep shapely and promote a bushier appearance.

2023年11月9日 · Lycianthes rantonnetii (formerly Solanum rantonnetii) is a fast-growing upright evergreen shrub that reaches 6 to 8 feet in height and width. Paraguay nightshade has purple fragrant flowers with yellow centers from spring to fall. It is also grown as a small patio tree with a single trunk. A popular cultivar is 'Royal Robe'. Zone 9-11

2024年7月19日 · Solanum Rantonnetii can stand out in your yard with its lovely foliage and scented blooms. Here’s all about growing Blue Potato Bush! Solanum Rantonnetii is a stunning specimen with clusters of blue-purple flowers. It grows best in both pots and gardens, making it best for everyone with a small or big open space!

Beautiful as a foundation plant in a colorful border, they are a versatile accent that can be pruned back hard to maintain a moderate size and will become quite large if allowed to grow freely. Trainable as a small patio tree, they are sometimes seen as topiaries. Evergreen in mild climates, some branch die back may occur in cold winters.

The blue potato bush (Lycianthes rantonnetii), also known as the blue potato vine or potato tree plant, attracts all eyes with its ceaseless flowering. It is a particularly decorative ornamental shrub when grown as a standard tree. All information about the blue potato bush, planting and its demanding care can be found here.

Lycianthes rantonnetii 'Lynn's Variegated' (Variegated Blue Potato Shrub) - A medium to large fast growing upright evergreen shrub that can grow up to 10 to 12 feet tall, but takes well to pruning and can be kept smaller or trained up into a small patio tree.

Informal and fast-growing, heat tolerant, and deer resistant, Blue Potato Bush makes an attractive backdrop for smaller shrubs and perennials and can be grown as a container patio tree or as a scrambling climber. Winner of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society for its noteworthy qualities.

Solanum has attractive light green foliage and produces a steady flow of jasmine looking light purple flowers. A rambling shrub frequently used as a patio tree, it can be trimmed frequently to maintain a formal shape, Solanum blooms cycle quickly after pr

Blue Potato Bush (tree form) features showy lightly-scented violet round flowers with blue overtones and yellow eyes along the branches from late spring to mid fall. It has green evergreen foliage. The oval leaves remain green throughout the winter.

These patio Solanum Trees are very easy to grow and eye catching, and are a perfect choice to add extra height and interest to your planters or even garden beds and borders.Originating from South America, they are very free flowering all summer long and will reward you with a dazzling display of delicately scented blooms throughout the summer.