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  • 02-07-2017 4:19pm
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    Holy Diver
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    Hi,

    Can someone tell me what this is?


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    lottpaul
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    Solanum - potato vine - I think - though the flowers look a little different.


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    looksee
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    The difference between Solanum crispum and Solanceae is quite subtle because they are both from the same family, but I think that is 'Deadly Nightshade' - Solanceae.


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    Harry Palmr
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    We have a row of main crop (Bionicas I think) with the flowers but the rest, 5 rows of early Orlas and 4 rows of varied main crop others, have not sprouted.


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    Day Lewin
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    I think it is Woody Nightshade. Solanum Dulcamara.
    A wild plant quite widespread in Ireland, turns up in many hedges, roadsides etc.


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    Pa ElGrande
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭Pa ElGrande


    Solanum dulcamara

    Do not consume any part of this plant.

    Net Zero means we are paying for the destruction of our economy and society in pursuit of an unachievable and pointless policy.



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    looksee
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    Goodness, yes you are right. I was taught as a child that what is evidently woody nightshade was deadly nightshade and I never bothered to check it up. This is a useful comparison - http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/blog/blog130911.htm

    Looking at the deadly nightshade I think I have never actually seen it growing!


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    Day Lewin
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    Deadly nightshade is not an Irish native, as far as I know.


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,441 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Day Lewin wrote: »
    Deadly nightshade is not an Irish native, as far as I know.

    Nor am I! :D


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    Holy Diver
    Registered Users Posts: 593 ✭✭✭Holy Diver


    Hmmm - interesting

    Prob best to get rid of it so I suppose?


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    Day Lewin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,647 ✭✭✭Day Lewin


    Not necessarily. Depends where it is growing.
    If near a place where children play, then definitely get rid of it, of course; the red berries might be too tempting and are poisonous.
    But while not rare, it is a nice looking native wildflower with some features of interest, and is not invasive. Fits very well into a loose hedgerow, for instance.


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