Friday, November 2, 2012

THE PURPLE FLOWER OF SILVER-LEAF NIGHTSHADE


I always enjoy sharing plants I find because I'm sure they aren't always everywhere so it might be something new for many of you.

I found this one recently and looked it up in my wildflowers book.

It's a perennial that reaches up to three feet high, called the Silver-Leaf Nightshade and blooms from March through October.
As pretty as it is though, it does produce a poisonous fruit later on in it's life cycle. Why do pretty things have to be so bad too?

5 comments:

  1. Beautiful, aren't "weeds" awesome? :-)

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    1. I have come to have a whole new respect for weeds. Well, SOME weeds anyway, ha.

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    1. Thanks, it is pretty huh? You know if we tried to plant them ON PURPOSE it wouldn't work.

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  3. They are beautiful aren't they. As well as producing a highly toxic berry, I have heard that they are highly allergenic. Do any of you know if this is true?

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