Solanum tuberosum | Irish Potato | Flower
Solanum tuberosum belongs to the plant family SOLANACEÆ and Genus Solanum This Flower will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Solanum tuberosum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Solanum tuberosum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Solanum tuberosum Irish potato is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Solanum tuberosum will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Solanum tuberosum is a perennial. This long flowering plant is in bloom from May through October. The blossoms are usually either blue or white.
In the Northern Hemisphere Solanum tuberosum starts to bloom around 05,01 blooming stops about 10,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 3' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
The plant parts used in herbal preparations are the tubers. Only the tuber is non-toxic. This whole plant is toxic. It is poisonous if ingested. The green parts of the plant, including green skins, contain the alkaloid solanine, which causes trembling, restlessness, and digestive irritation.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
"A field guide to venomous animals and poisonous plants of North America north of Mexico", Peterson Field Guides, Steven Foster and Roger Caras, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1994.