Re: common mistakes/nightshade

Donna,
this page has a picture of the climbing nightshade I'm familiar with. Scroll
down to the bottom.
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/weedguid/nightsha.htm

From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
Subject: RE: [CHAT] common mistakes/nightshade


> I am not sure I know this plant... anyone got a link for a photo of it?
>
> Donna
>
> >
> > Nightshade is a handsome plant. I can't remember how many times I've
> > knocked
> > on a total stranger's door to tell them the pretty vine on their fence
> is
> > poisonous. I have to wear waterproof gloves to pull it. Trying to do
> it
> > barehanded leaves me lightheaded with blurred vision. Not a plant to
> mess
> > with.
> > Judy B
> > From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
... I was digging out the small planted areas
> in
> > > front of my housing addition's brick markers to make way for new
> stone
> > > markers at the time.  I thought I might try to salvage any valuable
> > plants.
> > > I didn't recognize one, but thought it might be of some value, so I
> > potted
> > > it up and took it to class to ask what it was.  The Hort Ed said
> that it
> > was
> > > a very fine specimen of Deadly Nightshade!  Boy, was I red-faced!

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