Solanum laciniatum

Common Name: Poroporo, Kangaroo Apple

Plant Family: Solanaceae

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Price: £6.50

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Availability:

4 in stock

Size/Qty: 9 cm pots

Hardiness/minimum temperature: Frost tender (plus 1 to 5 deg. C.)
Position/ Situation: Summer Patio
Sun/ Shade: Sun to Part Shade
Planting Style: Exotic
Suggested Use: Growing in Pots
Season of Interest: Summer to Autumn
Flower Colour: Purple
Height: medium (up to 6 feet)
Habit/Shape: Bushy

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.

Delivery Info
Pot Sizes

Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

See our delivery information page for details

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);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

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