This large shrub/smallish tree is in my back yard (San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA); it was here when I moved in. There is also a much smaller version (about 5 feet tall) that looks more shrub-ish than tree-ish in my neighbor's front yard; the one in my back yard looks more tree-ish, but that may be due to its size. The plant in my back yard is very tall...about 12 - 15 (you can see its size in image 101808. It is about 8 - 10 feet wide at its widest part. The flower size varies between quarter size and silver dollar size. It also has small yellow/orange berries as you can see in image 101740 (they are about the size of a large pearl). The branches, leaves, and flowers cascade down and away from the trunk structure. You can see the trunk structure in picture 101823. It is in bright sunlight for part of the day and then deep shade for part of the day. This plant attracts a lot of bumble bees and hummingbirds. It also has a strong aroma in the spring. It has flowered continuously all year round, but that may just be due to the weather in my region. I have yet to see it without flowers. I was trying to identify it online so that I would know how to properly prune it as it is in desperate need of some grooming. I came across a blog that identified a similar looking plant as a form of deadly nightshade (see entry of Saturday, April 18th, 2009 at http://redcarproperty.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html). So, my questions are: What type of plant is this? If it is a form of deadly nightshade, what do you recommend my next steps should be? Thank you very much for your time! Addition: Don't know if it is important or not, but the soil pH is 6.5 - 7.
Solanum sp., familiar one with similar general aspect is S. rantonnetii but I think this is another - somebody else will have the specific name.
