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Common Name: Poroporo, Kangaroo ApplePlant Family: Solanaceae Plant Type: Tender Shrub
Large, quick-growing tender evergreen shrub with attractively cut dark green leaves and large mauve flowers to 5cm (2in) across throughout summer, sometimes followed by orange fruit in long summers. Prune back in spring. Useful for adding drama to summer bedding schemes. CAUTION: UNRIPE FRUIT AND FOLIAGE IS TOXIC
POT SIZE/QUANTITY: 9 cmSeason of Interest: Summer to AutumnSun or Shade: Sun to Part ShadeHeight: medium (up to 6 feet)Minimum temperature: Frost tender (plus 1 to 5 deg. C.)Position/Situation: Summer PatioPlanting Style: ExoticSuggested Use: Growing in PotsFlower Colour: PurpleHabit/Shape: Bushy
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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);
The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall.