| Scientific Name: | Solanum dulcamara |
| Common Name: | deadly nightshade, European bittersweet |
| Family Name: | Solanaceae |
| Origin: | Europe, South Asia / India |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial, Vine or climber, Weed (horticultural) |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading |
| Form: | Climbing |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Perennial border, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Ovate, Pinnately lobed, Sinuate |
| Flowers: | Cyme, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Mar-Apr-May-Jun-Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Red, Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Climbing weed; leaves ternate and bright green; inflorescence purple cyme of small drooping flowers, prominent yellow centres (stamens); petals curl back at tips; leaves smell like peanut butter when crushed. | |