Re: A Thorny Issue
- Subject: Re: A Thorny Issue
- From: HarleyLady H*@3-187-rakkasans.us
- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 16:55:19 -0800
I grow Solanum quitoense with similar thorns but different leaf shape with
a purple velvet look.
http://www.3-187-rakkasans.us/SanFelipe/solanum.jpg
And this one from New Zealand has edible fruit:
http://www.3-187-rakkasans.us/SanFelipe/SolanumLaciniatum.JPG
They are both major attention-getters in the garden.
HarleyLady
BC Mexico and
Pacific NorthWET
At 06:15 PM 3/17/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Most of us tend to think of thorns as being projections off of a stem or
>trunk. Another one of the odd-ball plants which I grow is Solanum
>pyracanthos, a tomato relative whose leaves are exceptionally well-armed.
>
>Take a look: http://home.wi.rr.com/llmen/solpyr.jpg
>
>--
>Don Martinson
>Milwaukee, Wisconsin
>l*@wi.rr.com
>
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