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Tall Felty Nightshade

Solanum nemophilum

Tall Felty Nightshade
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tall Felty Nightshade is a shrub to about 1.5 m, native to stony outcrops in south-eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales, with purple star-shaped flowers and red berries. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, so care notes are general guidance for a sun-loving, drought-tolerant nightshade.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty mix; tolerates poor, rocky soil.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Berries and other parts of Solanum species contain solanine-type alkaloids that can cause nausea, vomiting and more serious poisoning if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
SE. Queensland to NE. New South Wales

About

Solanum nemophilum, is a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae and grows in New South Wales and Queensland. It has purple flowers and is densely covered with star-shaped hairs.

Where it grows

This species of solanum grows on stony outcrops in south-eastern Queensland and in the Gibraltar Range in New South Wales.

Other Solanum plants

Dwarf Tamarillo · Solanum acaule · Sodaapple nightshade · Ethiopian nightshade · American black nightshade · Solanum arcanum · New Zealand nightshade · Solanum berthaultii · Tamarillo · Solanum brevicaule · Solanum cajanumense · Bitter Apple

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum nemophilum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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