RE: A Thorny Issue

They are from my PNW garden.  I found they were both quick to wilt when in 
hot direct sun or if allowed to get dry out so I doubt they would grow 
here.  The part of Mexico I am in is desert and summer temps are above 100, 
often 100 something teen,  and it seldom cools off much at night.

I sold my home and business shortly before I came down for the winter so I 
have a garden-in-exile, everything potted up and temporarily in the care of 
friends until I return to the PNW and the home I'll be moving into there in 
mid-May.  The  S. quitoense is  reported to be wintering nicely in a 
sheltered garden on the Long Beach Peninsula on the SW Washington coast.

P.S. I purchased S. quitoense at a nursery on Sauvie Island and it's 
nicknamed "killer tomato" because of the thorns.  The texture of the leaf 
doesn't show well in the pic but it 's much more purple  and very velvety - 
a strange contrast with the thorns.  The S. laciniatum came from a small 
nursery on the LB Peninsula and I believe is more tender than the 
other.  It is currently greenhoused.  I have seeds from it and will start 
them when I return - let me know if you are interested in trying some or 
want some seedlings if I'm successful. I understand they also can be 
started from cuttings but I haven't tried that yet. I won't be far from you 
:  on the Wind River near Stevenson/Carson.


At 09:10 AM 3/18/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Do you grow either of these in your PNW garden?  or only in Mexico?  The NZ
>plant has a beautiful flower.
>
>Marilyn Dube'
>Natural Designs Nursery
>Portland, Oregon
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:   owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
>Of HarleyLady
>Sent:   Monday, March 17, 2003 4:55 PM
>To:     perennials@hort.net
>Subject:        Re: A Thorny Issue
>
>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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