Mysterious fast growing plant

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Mysterious fast growing plant

Postby kcdiep on December 21st, 2009, 8:27 pm

Hi, I am very new to gardening and have a plant I need help in identifying. The plant is approximately 2 by 2 metres tall and wide. It has small purple flower that grow into small (playing marble sized) fruit that are currently dark green. It has grown very quickly. In 3 months it has grown from approximately 30 cm tall to it's current size. If anyone knows what this plant it would solve a big mystery for me :mrgreen: Thanking you in advance.
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Re: Mysterious fast growing plant

Postby Correa on April 24th, 2010, 12:18 am

Its a Kangaroo Apple, its an Australian native. Fruit are toxic, kangaroos are the only ones who can tolerate eating them. Hence the name

Its botanical name is Solanum laciniatum

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