Inside The New York Botanical Garden

Morning Eye Candy: Color Confusion

Posted in Photography on December 30 2013, by Ann Rafalko

Lycianthes rantonnetii is unquestionably purple, yet is is commonly known as the blue potato bush. Go figure! Regardless of color, if you live in Zones 9 through 11, it is a lovely, scented ornamental plant for your garden.

Lycianthes-rantonnetii

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Lycianthes rantonnetii ‘Linn’s Legacy’

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