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    Solanum umbelliferum

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 1'-3'
    • W: 1'-3'

    planting zones

    • 10a-12

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    Solanum umbelliferum plant details

    Solanum umbelliferum is a broadleaf semi-evergreen shrub with blue and green foliage. In spring and summer purple flowers emerge followed by red fruit. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and occasional water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in clay, rocky and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Solanum umbelliferum

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: solanaceae
    Foliage: semi-evergreen blue and green
    Mature size: 1 FT - 3 FT - wide, 1 FT - 3 FT - tall
    Flowers: purple blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: mounding, potentially invasive, toxic, winter interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Solanum umbelliferum

    USDA Zones: 10a - 12
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: occasional
    Resistant to: deer
    Soil needs: clay, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    An herbaceous perennial to sub-shrub that grows up to 3 feet tall. The 1" bright blue flowers, with yellow centers and blooms most of the year and followed by black berries (don't eat the berries!). It is a tough shrub which can grow in rocky and clay soils. Flowers from Feb to October. Native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America. Provides pollen for bees. Costanoans used fruits for food. Found in scrubland and chaparral, dry valleys and slopes. Communitites located in Chaparral, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Coastal Sage Scrub Between 0 and 5249 feet.

    By: The Watershed Nursery

    Bewitching, 1" pollinator attracting purple blooms with showy yellow anthers completely cover this cutie California native almost year round with the biggest bloomfest happening Spring through Summer. Downy, grey-green foliage is pretty in its own right, growing to a 1-3' rounded, branching mound. Super tough, CLAY & rocky soil pose no problem and it's ultra DROUGHT TOLERANT, too! Found hanging out in chaparral & oak woodlands in Central CA & coastal scrub areas, occasional Summer water is all it needs. All parts of the plant are POISONOUS which means deer don't like it & you shouldn't be nibbling on it either.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Gardening facts about Solanum umbelliferum plant

    How to Grow Solanum umbelliferum

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • clay
      • well-drained
      • rocky

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • red

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • semi-evergreen

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