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Paraguay nightshade - Lycianthes rantonnetii An introduced plant to Australia and used as ornamental plantings in gardens. Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Lycianthes rantonnetii Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Paraguay nightshade - Lycianthes rantonnetii

An introduced plant to Australia and used as ornamental plantings in gardens.

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  1. Nice shot, Ernst! Posted 5 years ago
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''Lycianthes rantonnetii'', the blue potato bush or Paraguay nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to South America. Growing to about 6 ft tall and broad, it is a rounded evergreen shrub with a somewhat lax habit. A profusion of trumpet-shaped, bright blue-purple flowers with a prominent yellow eye appear in summer, followed by red berries. It is widely cultivated and may be hardy in mild or coastal areas. Alternatively it can be grown in a.. more

Similar species: Solanales
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Uploaded Apr 1, 2020. Captured Mar 31, 2020 18:42 in 5 Hakea Ct, Paynesville VIC 3880, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO200
  • 89mm