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Potatoes and tomatoes are both in the nightshade family. This reminds me of some potatoes gone to fruit/seed -
pepper plant -
@Dawn C. - the purple flowered plant is Malva Brave Heart. I have a packet of seeds and grow them in a flower bed. They come back every year. Here in E. TN, they are called French Hollyhocks. -
Woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara -
@Dawn C. When I enlarged the photo of the little lavendar flowers, they look like a perennial geranium, as do the leaves. Does it grow like a ground cover? -
Thid is one of the nightshades a relative of our domestic tomato but deadly poisonous! -
It looks like night shade to me. Very poisonous. Take a bit of it to your local nursery or extension service to have it properly identified. Keep it away from children. Nightshade has a purple flower with a yellow center. Go online to check the images of Deadly Nightshade. It grows around my house and I pull it pretty easily. -
To bad the nightshade is deadly it is a pretty flower. -
Listen to Vivian! use gloves -
Dawn, Glenda is right. Your plant is not a weed. I also grow them and it's called French Hollyhock. I personally love them. -
That is not nightshade, it is not poisonous! It is called Mallow, a part of the Hollyhock family. You don't need to wear gloves...give it up ladies! Mallow - look it up if you are in question... -
I would call the county extension agent to identify.........they have a wealth of information on many things.... -
Yes, Linda you are correct!! It is not a weed but a beautiful spring, early summer flower. I have them in my flower garden on purpose and get many compliments. -
MALLOW!!! This is also known as French Hollyhock and I would love to have it growing in my garden. Definitely not Nightshade. You can google it for further info. -
Dawn, I have an entire flowered of this. It started with 3 little one inch planters and the flower bed is now full (4 years later). I absolutely love it! It's completely maintenance free and will grow up to 4 feet tall. It's called Zebra Mallow and it will continue to reseed each year. -
Dawn, your flower is called Hollyhock Mallow. I just bought some this year,I went to look at it and grabbed the ID stick. height 36" space 15" light Full sun reseeds it's self. You have a very pretty free plant. I would not post this if I hadn't checked mine first to be sure. enjoy -
Wow! That is just like the tree/bush in my yard. I have 3 and they are lovely. One has purple flowers, one white, and one pink. They grow in full sun and right now have gotten to about 15 feet tall. Guess I'll get a pic over to the extension office. -
wish people wouldn't butt into another person's post. this is all confused now. Dawn C. post on your own. Jane P, do you know what your plant is yet? -
This is Belladonna also called Night Shade. Every part of the plant is poisonous. It is a pretty vine but you need to kill it to keep people and especially children (who might eat the berries) from hospitalization or death. All I've read says death comes quick after ingestion of any part of plant. -
Night Shade - Get rid of it . . very poisonous. I didn't know if my dogs would bother it, but I did not take any chances. -
I've seen this plant in Jersey - I would destroy it. They called it deadly night-shade. I spreds quickly and is invasive to any garden.
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use gloves-I'm allergic to it and it makes me break out and itch-I call it the creeping krud -
It's Mallow. http://www.truestarhealth.com/Notes/3263004.... -
C'mon folks, chiles, potatoes, and tomatoes are ALL nightshades (Solanum). The berries are edible on even deadly nightshade as long as they are FULLY ripe. I have eaten them myself many times, and have had family and friends eat them also. This is a chile of some type -
With all of these replies about it possibly being a member of the nightshade family, I'd take a sample to your local extension - or a good landscaper and ask - dont take chances!
