- Botanical Name: Solanum macranthum Dunal (synonyms: Solanum crinitum Lam., Solanum wrightii Benth)
- Common Name: Potato Tree, Brazilian Potato Tree, Giant Potato Tree, Giant Star Potato Tree
Truly an exotic and impressive tropical specimen! This Giant Potato Tree is a large bushy shrub that can grow into a medium-height tree, and be beautifully adorned with stunning flowers all year round! A rare treat indeed to see purple blossoms on a tree! And more amazing is that its gorgeous blossoms come in three wonderful shades, changing successively from deep purple to lavender to white.
The sweet-scented flowers are large (7.6-8.9cm across), striking and showy, covering the whole tree in favourable growing conditions, and will develop into roundish yellow berries, bearing seeds that can be used for propagation when ripened.
11 comments:
These are beautiful! A couple of times I've had one on my balcony in the summer, but they don't survive our hard winters here so don't grow to be big as trees.
i love the color. very pretty.
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What a beautiful tree! I've never seen a tree in the solanum family. Very interesting to see these tomato-like flower in trees, in such amazing color.
the purple flowers from the tree are stunning and that is one BIG and beautiful bunny. bet he smells good to
Such gorgeous colors - thanks for sharing!
This is a wonderful post...the close-ups made me think they were from a brinjal plant. Haven't noticed this tree around where I live. Will keep my eyes open for it.
Rosie
Coolt potato tree and photos!
The blooms are so pretty! Spring is a wonderful time!!
The big potato tree is very beautiful!
I have a potato flower/bush in my garden here in Spain.
My first time to see potato tree. I love the flowers, they look like squash flower. For sure it is edible. ^_^ Thanks for the visit!
MacroMonday
Pretty close ups :)
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