Description and images of Solanum sp. #2040 (), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com

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Image of Solanum sp. #2040

XV Region, Putre, Chile
Altitude: 3600-4100 m. 06 18, 2009

Species:	Solanum sp. #2040
Family:	Solanaceae
Order:	Solanales
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Record:	2040
	About 37 Solanum in Chile and 23 in our data base.
	About 156 Solanaceae in Chile and 73 in our data base.




	Height: 15 cm. Good ornamental value (A)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Solanum sp. #2040 (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Solanum sp. #2040

XV Region, Putre, Chile
Altitude: 3600-4100 m. 06 18, 2009

DESCRIPTION

Flower: Blue, 5 petals

Height: 15 cm.

Image of Solanum sp. #2040 (). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Solanum sp. #2040

XV Region, Putre, Chile
Altitude: 3600-4100 m. 06 18, 2009

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Medium altitude up to the timber line

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).

Light conditions:

In deep shadow. Deep ravines facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests)

USES

Good ornamental value (A)

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).