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arillady

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A potato family member for identification
« on: September 22, 2015, 03:57:18 PM »
This member of the potato family was brought to an iris society meeting tonight for identification. Does anyone know its name?
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Pat Toolan,
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Re: A potato family member for identification
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2015, 05:01:37 PM »
Lycianthes rantonnetii?
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Ralph Carpenter near Ashford, Kent, UK. USDA Zone 8 (9 in a good year)

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Re: A potato family member for identification
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2015, 05:13:36 PM »
Solanum mauritianum?
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Re: A potato family member for identification
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2015, 09:01:41 PM »
Quote from: majallison on September 22, 2015, 05:13:36 PM
Solanum mauritianum?
That sounds more likely. An invasive weed in many southern hemisphere areas, according to Wikipedia.
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Ralph Carpenter near Ashford, Kent, UK. USDA Zone 8 (9 in a good year)

arillady

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Re: A potato family member for identification
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2015, 10:17:23 PM »
thank you for your quick replies. It came up of its own accord in a new garden so I thought it might be a 'weed'.
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Pat Toolan,
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Re: A potato family member for identification
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2015, 10:24:07 PM »

Plenty of it around our area Pat. It comes up at work in the garden beds but we don't see it at home. You can use it as a root stock for eggplants. Some old Italian gardens still use it for grafting.
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