General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous

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Common names
  • Western Horse-Nettle
  • Western horsenettle
  • Torrey's Nightshade

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Location: Pappy Elkins Park.
Date: Summer 2000
Close up of the lovely flowers.
Location: Pappy Elkins Park.
Date: Summer 2000
Growing in the prairie.

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