| Scientific Name: | Solanum laxum |
| Common Name: | potato vine |
| Family Name: | Solanaceae |
| Origin: | South America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual (grown as), Vine or climber |
| Mature Size: | 5 - 7m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Irregular, Spreading |
| Form: | Climbing |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Container planting, Hanging basket |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Lanceolate, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Cyme, White, Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Black, Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves ovate-lanceolate, most blades 3-5cm long x 1.5-2.5cm wide; flowers fragrant, blue and/ or white with yellow anthers, ~2cm wide. | |