Australian and New Zealand Gardening: my Mum has a mystery plant/weed. Do you know it?, 1 by WayneCarter
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WayneCarter wrote: That's the one Sue. I was a lucky guy to have access to a great collection of books as a student and now have them all here. You really gave me a smile regarding the "white Datura flower" growing nicely at your Mum's... ... ... Two years ago, a seedling sprouted at my parent's garden. My Mum wondered what it was, Dad thought it a weed. Anyway, up "it" shot to "Beanstalk Land"! :) "It" is obviously a "weedy Solanum" of some kind, thinks Wayne! Despite my love of other Solanaceae plants (Brugmansia), I gave the nod on 'it's" instant execution! Fool me! The plant was a local native species Solanum aviculare, the Kangaroo Apple! Mum and Dad live in a bushland valley here in Sydney. Many volunteer plants, native and otherwise come up from time to time! When Solanum aviculare came up here (our garden), I researched a little further... ... ... A wonderful plant! :)))))) Sue, I did let my parents know that I had made a mistake. The "peace offering" is seed from our plant here! :)))) (Acknowledge pix avatar from following URL) http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://home.vicnet... This message was edited Feb 16, 2010 2:14 AM |