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Position

Sun Exposure:
Full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing
Position in Border:
Back

Soil

Prefers rich soil:
Well Drained / Light / Sandy

The potato vine Solanum laxum 'Album' has slightly fragrant, white flowers, each with a central yellow beak, throughout mid to late summer. Like its relative Solanum crispum, its wiry stems need tying to wires or trellis for support, but its small, semi-evergreen leaves are thinner and more delicate-looking, and it's far less hardy. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Grow Solanum laxum 'Album' in moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny site, ideally in front of a south- or west-facing wall. Alternatively, grow it in pots, trained up an obelisk, which you can move indoors in autumn. It can also be grown as a conservatory or houseplant.

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Solanum ‘Album’ and wildlife

Solanum ‘Album’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Solanum ‘Album’ poisonous?

Solanum ‘Album’ can be toxic.

Toxic to:
Is known to attract Cats
Cats
Is known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is known to attract Horses
Horses
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
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