Sunday, July 3, 2011

Purple Mystery

Thank you for all the responses last week helping to identify my mystery plant. So I'm going to ask your help again to identify this one.  I thought it might be a nightshade.  It's  a  pretty creeper but with small children around I want to be sure it is not dangerous. Although these flowers appear blue they are more of a lilac colour in reality.


See how each little flower pokes out a tiny "tongue" from the yellow centre piece.


This little single blossom fell from the bunch above and came to rest on the irregular leaf below.  Its no bigger than my thumb nail but so delicate and pretty. 

Is it friend or foe?

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4 comments:

  1. BernieHJuly 3, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    It does look a lot like Solanum seaforthianum, sometimes known as Blue Nightshade/Brazilian Nightshade. If it gets green berries that ripen to red, then it probably is. I get it springing up here sometimes. It's considered a weed and is considered poisonous.

    Here's a link to the Queensland Health site that may help with an ID ...
    http://www.health.qld.gov.au/poisonsinformationcentre/plants_fungi/braziliannightshade.asp

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  2. UnknownJuly 4, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    it's very pretty, and the purple shade is beautiful.

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  3. DeniseinVAJuly 6, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    I'm happy to see Bernie identified this beautiful flower. I have never seen anything like it before. It's beautiful and I enjoyed your photos very much. Thank you!

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  4. PradeepaJuly 6, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Such a lovely colored flower.

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