Query about solanum

Hi, I bought two Solanum crispum Glasnevin yesterday and i would like to know if is okay to plant them now or should i wait, i live in Bournemouth. Also i would like to move my Persian Ivy ,would that be okay to move now. Thanks Deb.

 

the dormant season is the best time to do most things - but not everything! Best to check, as most ivies are evergreen and evergreens don't follow the same pattern. I don't think your Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'come into that category, though. Best to wait until everyone has a chance to check! Watch this space!

 

Common Name: Chilean potato tree
Genus: Solanum
Species: crispum
Cultivar: 'Glasnevin'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Chalky/alkaline, Moist, Well-drained/light
Height: 600cm
Spread: 180cm
Time to take cuttings: June to September


The Chilean potato vine is just the thing to give a sunny wall an exotic look. It has wiry stems, which need tying up to wires or trellis for support, clad in small semi-evergreen leaves which remain on the plant in all but bad winters. The potato-like flowers, each with lilac petals around a pointed yellow centre, appear continuously from mid-summer to mid-autumn. The variety 'Glasnevin' is the one to choose, as it flowers more prolifically and is also slightly hardier than plain Solanum crispum. This is trouble-free once established.

Plants enjoy moist but well-drained soil that is neutral to slightly alakaline in pH. To propagate, take cuttings from summer to early autumn.

The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).


Does this help?
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Harmful if eaten
Fragrant, deep purple-blue flowers from summer to autumn, followed by yellowish-white fruits, and dark green leaves. This vigorous scented climber is perfect for covering a sunny, sheltered wall or fence. Lavenders and catmint are ideal companion plants, clothing the ground underneath the climber and helping to balance the design.
Position: full sun
Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil
Rate of growth: fast-growing
Flowering period: June to September
Flower colour: deep purple-blue
Other features: tiny yellowish-white autumn berries (poisonous)
Hardiness: frost hardy

Garden care: Tie in stems to horizontal wires or trellis. In early spring remove a third of the oldest stems to ground level


Eventual height: 6m
Eventual spread: 4m

This info is form crocus' website http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/pl/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=1720 Maybe between all these bits of info, you can work out what to do with it! Main thing is that it's part of potato family, and they're all posioinous to a degree, so watch out for it, if you have little kids.

 

Hi, Thanks for replying, i had looked at the crocus website, but what i really wanted to know was if i can plant them now,i think i will probaly wait until the wather is a bit more stable. Thanks again. Deb.