Lycianthes rantonnetii (Blue Potato Bush)
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Lycianthes rantonnetii (Blue Potato Bush)
Likes a sunny position in the garden with lots of water. Deciduous bush with beautiful flowers which attracts bees.
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Really purple and blue.I also like these beautiful flowers.
Good job.
It is much prettier in the garden than on a photo. Thanks for popping in. Enjoy your day.
Why is it called Potato Bush? Are its fruits like potatos?
I did some research and I can’t find the reason why it is called Potato Bush. The fruits are small about the size of macadamia nuts and are creamy in colour.
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Thanks for the like on my blog. WordPress is all very new to me! This post caught my eye as I have two of these in my garden and didn’t know what they were called. I love them.
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I have 2 Blue Potato Bush (about 8ft) in my garden, they seem invasive, i am about to get rid of it until when i saw this photo (thanks). I will give my bushes another chance, i hope it will be beautiful like your.
Trim fiercely to keep under control and to encourage more flowers.
Beautiful!
These are just beautiful photos. Purple is one of my favorate colors. Thanks for visiting my blog. Hope you will come again.
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How beautiful!
Thank you it is bright and beautiful.
Love that colour, gb. It reminds me of my mom, as it’s her favourite and she wears a lot of it. 😉
That’s gorgeous! I wonder how it would do in the cold New England states of the USA. lol. Poor plant. I’m going to look it up though. What a show piece. Thanks for stopping by my blog at http://cubbyholes.wordpress.com. Great to meet you!
I am not sure if you get snow in you parts but if you do you might have to protect it. Thank you for popping in at my blog.
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Our potato bush is affected by frost but comes up again
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So pretty!
Thank you, it is a striking patch of colour in the garden.
Those look a little like the wildflower here in CO. columbine. Our state flower. I’m sure there are differences I don’t see. No on further exam they look like morning glories.
I took a cutting ten years ago while on holiday in and it soon grew to 2 meters. Here in the south of England we get frosts and some snow so every winter I cut it back to the main stems, dig it up putting the roots into a strong plastic bag in the slightly heated greenhouse. It is planted out in the spring and flowers profusely for 2 months in the autumn. It does not seem to mind this harsh treatment.
I agree it can handle a good cutting back and I also recommend doing it when the leaves start to turn yellow.
If you wait until the leaves have fallen the branches are very hard to cut.
Wow uprooting it each winter sounds like a lot of hard work.