What is it and is it poison

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by Bvandyck, Jul 15, 2008.

  1. Bvandyck

    Bvandyck Member

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    I bought this plant at the local nursery and before I could record it, the tag went missing. The purple flowers look like the potatoe vine family and its getting large green
    berries. It really is quite pretty but I'm concerned that the berries may be poison and my 5 year old grandson loves to wander the yard picking and eating berries that have been planted for him]44690[/ATTACH] Any help would be appreciated Thanks Barb
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Solanum laciniatum?

    HTH
    Chris
     
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    Thanks Chris that was very helpful. Looks like the berries are poison till they ripen and even then I didn't see anyone mention that they were tasty.Its such a great looking plant I'd hate to get rid of it. We'll just have to watch the grandson closely. Thanks again Cheers Barb
     

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