Scientific Name:	Lycianthes rantonnetii
Pronunciation:	lish-ee-AN-theez ran-toh-NET-ee-eye
Common Name:	blue potato bush
Family Name:	Solanaceae
Plant Type:	Annual
Key ID Features:	Arching or sprawling shrub 2-3 m high or used locally as an annual in container plantings; leaves elliptic, blades up to 10 cm long x 5 cm wide, margin entire, base cuneate, apex acute or acuminate; petiole 0.5-1.5 cm long, winged in upper part by extension of lamina base; flowers in clusters of 2-5, pedicels 15-25 mm long, calyx 4-5 mm long; lobes 2 mm long, linear, 2-3 cm wide, bright blue, upper 3 lobes with yellow patch at base. (flora.sa.gov.au)
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Arching Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: U.S. - southwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Container planting, Summer interest (Caution: poisonous parts) Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Attenuate Margins: Dentate, Pinnately lobed, Sinuate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Funnelform Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White, Violet, Yellow, Blue Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy

Bark or Stem Colour: Brown

Propagation:	Seed
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Aphids or adelgids, ( Pest resistant, Disease resistant )

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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